The government shutdown has shuttered Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park. The partial shutdown of the federal government has led to the closure of one of Atlanta’s most ...

On October 25, 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. was sentenced in Decatur, Georgia for protesting segregation at a department store lunch counter.

Richie opens up about his experience growing up during the civil rights movement in his new memoir Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty; Bettmann Archive/Getty Lionel Richie almost marched with Martin Luther ...

According to an affidavit for arrest filed by Atlanta police officers, Brent Jones got into a fight with another man and became irate when he was asked to leave the property. Officers said Jones ...

Lionel Richie once passed up on an opportunity to march alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other Freedom Fighters. During a recent interview with The Guardian about his new memoir, “Truly,” the ...

Bryce Underwood, Dante Moore and CJ Carr are all from southeast Michigan. Next up? The battle for Donald Tabron in the Class ...

This story was updated to add new information. Three Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend basketball events will be played with a shot clock, the Ohio High School Basketball Coaches Association ...

SOUTH BEND — By noon on Oct, 18, about 1,000-2,000 people had already gathered in Jon Hunt Plaza in downtown for Saturday's ...

As the National Guard enters Memphis, some longtime residents are recalling the thousands sent there in 1968. Back then, troops were responding to protests by striking sanitation workers that drew ...

During the traditional Mexican holiday, families remember and honor the lives of deceased loved ones with food, music and ...

First, here are five new stories from The Atlantic ’s books section: ...