Feb. 27 — In 1869, John Willis Menard rose from his seat in the chamber of the U.S. Congress to defend his status as the ...

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil ... who released his song “Happy Birthday” in support of enacting ...

Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights ... who released his song “Happy Birthday” in support of enacting ...

John Kennedy, 1917-1963. Kennedy as US President, 1960-63, ensured that America positively touched the lives of millions of people living in abject poverty globally. I would never have been able to ...

According to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture ... In 1980, Stevie Wonder released the song "Happy Birthday," which the Smithsonian said "served as an ...

Preston Lauterbach's new book, "Before Elvis," celebrates the many Black artists who shaped Elvis Presley’s creative vision ...

John Conyers, D-Detroit, introduced a bill in the Congress to recognize King’s birthday as a national holiday ... becoming the longest serving African American member in Congress ever. Rosa Parks ...

"January 15th was Dr. King's 96th birthday, said Roberts ... "Since becoming the first African-American mayor of Anderson in 2006, I've witnessed our community embrace these principles," he ...

John Conyers, D-Detroit, introduced a bill in the Congress to recognize King’s birthday as a national ... becoming the longest serving African American member in Congress ever.

We're coming up on January 20th, which is the day this year that the nation will celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. As always, the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American ...