Atlanta has a new monument and garden celebrating and honoring the legacy of civil rights activist Coretta Scott King. The Coretta Scott King Peace and Meditation Garden and monument were dedicated on Thursday, which would have been her 96th birthday.
Roslyn Pope has died aged 84. She was a 21-year-old senior at Spelman College when she wrote "An Appeal for Human Rights," laying out the reasons for the Atlanta Student Movement in 1960.
A new public art monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was unveiled Friday. It immediately drew consternation and jeers as well as plaudits.
In honor of the 2023 Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, President Joe Biden and Sen. Raphael Warnock delivered messages of unity from MLK's historic pulpit at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.
With Martin Luther King Jr. Day approaching on Jan. 16, several events celebrating the life and work of MLK will take place throughout Georgia, the home state of the late civil rights activist.
The CEO of the King Center in Atlanta says she hopes to spur progress during this year's observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day by helping more Americans personalize the struggle for racial equity and harmony. Bernice King is the daughter of the late civil rights icon. The weekend's events include a civil rights training summit for youth and adults.
Both Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker feature faith as part of their public identities. But they do it in distinct ways, jousting in moral terms on matters from abortion, race and criminal justice to each other's personal lives and behavior.
A bill to name Atlanta's main post office after the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis is close to becoming law. The measure passed the U.S. Senate unanimously on Wednesday.
A key aide to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who helped sustain the civil rights movement in the 1960s says she's deeply saddened by the hate crimes seeking to terrorize people across America. But Xernona Clayton has been working for racial harmony since the movement began, and refuses to accept mass killings as routine.
Maroon 5 and Usher will headline a benefit concert in Atlanta to honor the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis. The Grammy Award-winning pop band and singer will perform during the Beloved Benefit at the Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 7, concert officials announced Thursday.
More than seven decades after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. lived, studied and preached in Boston, the city will soon have a memorial honoring him and Coretta Scott King, who met each other there.
A little-known but important piece of American history stands vacant on a two-lane highway in rural western Alabama. It's the house where Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott were married in 1953.
Monday on Political Rewind: We mark Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a panel of Georgians reflecting on the legacy of the great civil rights leader. What would Dr. King make of the setbacks in the U.S. Senate this past week experienced by those calling for new voting rights legislation?
