She stood up for her rights by staying seated: Rosa Parks gave the US civil rights movement a huge boost and inspired Martin Luther King Jr. And it was the year that two white men brutally ...

Wakanda Forever") as Parks, with Dexter Scott King as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Cicely Tyson as Leona McCauley, Rosa's mother. The drama spans Park's youth as a private school student to her ...

Mela Restaurant and Lounge, located just outside of Atlanta, has been accused of using an outrageously offensive flyer to promote an event celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.

This year’s recognition of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day marks the 39th ... portraits of Martin Luther King, Rosa Parks and Malcolm X’s mugshots. The pictures are all next to each other ...

Rosa Parks worked in Conyers’ office from 1965 until her retirement in 1988. The same year King was assassinated, his widow, Coretta Scott King, established the Martin Luther King Jr. Center ...

Rosa Parks, for example, refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, starting the Montgomery Bus Boycott. This boycott, led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was a turning point. It highlighted ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... arena concert attended by Wonder and other artists. Even Rosa Parks was there. Stewart remembers speaking to the crowd.

On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Dr. Martin Luther ... by Wonder and other artists.

More than 50 years after he died at age 39 from an assassin’s bullet, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. endures as one of the most influential and recognizable figures in American history. His rise ...