We're sharing facts about Martin Luther King Jr. to commemorate his life and legacy as a civil rights leader These fun facts ...

In “The Mountaintop,” on the last night of his life, King is yearning for some rest, some inspiration, and a few Pall Mall cigarettes, when he receives a mysterious visitor in the guise of a motel ...

What he wants readers to take away from his research on the assassinations is an appreciation for what could have been.

In Martyrs to the Unspeakable, James Douglass tells of four Americans who challenged the established violence of the U.S.

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One of the earliest efforts to charge the US for genocide arose from the 17 December, 1951 submission of a petition to the UN ...

The classroom subject of “civics” evokes antiquated images of Cold War-era conformity, but Andrew Hart describes a recent ...

Over the Thanksgiving holiday in 1969, the comedian and activist Dick Gregory came to the Boston Common to participate in a ...

The Quote of the Day today is by Maya Angelou. In this article, read about the Quote of the Day, its meaning, Who is Maya Angelou, why is she famous, 5 interesting facts about her and other ...

The Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition, which he founded, confirmed Jackson's latest health issues on Wednesday.

Entertainment, emotion, surprise — these are some of the ingredients that make videos go viral. But seeing is no longer believing, and many of the gripping videos now filling social media feeds bear ...

Renowned for its academia, athletics, and history, Boston is a place of many well-deserved legacies. When you explore beyond the expected stops like Back Bay or Fenway and branch out into the 23 ...