The Voting Rights Act led to the creation of majority-Black southern districts designed to provide real representation to Black voters so that they could elect candidates who understood their unique ...

Martin Scorsese’s 1988 film “The Last Temptation of Christ” spurred a bitter battle between Universal and a coalition of ...

An often overlooked benefit provided by private-sector employers is paid federal and state holidays. Though many do so, private-sector employers generally are not required to: close, provide paid time ...

A north-south corridor that has been discussed by area leaders and transportation organizations locally and at the state level for five decades will no longer move forward.

We’ve come a ways and we’ve made some progress, but we have a substantial amount of progress for the American dream to be fulfilled … ” Martin Luther King III said.

Clarence B Jones was Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr's lawyer, speechwriter, and close friend from 1960 until his assassination ...

Clarence B. Jones, a lawyer and adviser to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died last week. Jones helped King write his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. He was 95.

The “No Kings” movement announced a nationwide event set for June 14, which is President Trump’s 80th birthday. “The next 250 ...

As King’s personal attorney, Jones was heavily involved in some of the key moments of the Civil Rights Movement.

Three new historical markers are now telling the story of Jacksonville’s role in the civil rights movement — and the national ...

World events and the lives of ordinary people, while seemingly separate, sometimes intersect in unexpected ways. The ...