TAMPA, Fla. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the memory of Dr. King and his achievements as a civil rights leader. The holiday is observed annually on the third Monday of January and this ...

A close associate of Martin Luther King Jr. and John Lewis, he was involved in many of the key moments of the Black freedom struggle in the 1960s. By Clay Risen Bernard Lafayette Jr., a central figure ...

First known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she later became an avid proselytizer for his vision of peace and nonviolent social change. By Peter Applebome This obituary was ...

It is Election Day in Illinois, and a number of key races could help forecast political trends across the country later this ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Officials with the Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission said a delegation will travel outside the state to commemorate an important event. Officials said the delegation would ...

Illinois voters have decided primaries for six open U.S. House and Senate seats that will spur a new generation of leadership in the state’s heavily Democratic congressional delegation ...

Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is projected to win the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Dick Durbin ...

Don Tracy has won the Republican primary for the U.S. Senate seat in Illinois, competing to replace retiring Sen. Dick Durbin ...