Houston Matters visits the museum in southwest Houston, which touts itself as the first in the Americas dedicated to ...

In 1973, the intersection of East Houston Street and North New ... the project by taking donations at MLK Plaza with red coffee cans. The statue's 1982 unveiling drew around 5,000 well-wishers ...

Robinson walked with hundreds of other people along Houston Street and New Braunfels Avenue and then gathered at MLK Plaza. He remembers the throng massed at the plaza's bronze statue of King ...

a photographer captured images of the roads that bear the civil rights leader’s name The upper portion of a statue depicting Martin Luther King Jr. at MacGregor Park in Houston on November 28 ...

Explore Black history and culture at Houston landmarks such as Freedmen’s Town, the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum and ...

Yet while white people felt welcomed, many Black residents said their civil rights were violated. In 1971, after a trial, U.S ...

During her senior year of high school, Houston native Nia Wesley said she and her family were facing a very difficult time.

For 30 years, Houston has doubled its celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy with two parades on the same day and at the same time. Again on Monday, Houstonians will have multiple ways ...

In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, organizations across Houston will honor the late civil rights activist in various ways, including parades, service opportunities and ...

The MLK Community March began at the University of Texas' MLK statue before marching to the Capitol for a rally and then to Huston-Tilotson University for a day of activities. The City of Leander ...