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Black Business, Arts, and Education

January 19, 2026

As the nation pauses each January to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., it’s worth remembering that some of his most powerful moments unfolded not in Washington, but months earlier in...

Thousands of volunteers will take part in the oldest and largest King Day of Service, while focusing on this year's theme of equity in education. Temple University will serve as the headquarters for...

Martin Luther King

Duke and Mercer Ellington's Martin Luther King performed by CutTime Simfonica. Rick Robinson on bass, Eliot Heaton on violin, Daniel Winnick on violin, Leslie Deshazor on viola, and Mike List on percussion. Filmed and edited by Detroit Media Productions at The Steinway Piano Gallery as part of ProMusica Detroit's series of live performances.

The photograph is one for the ages: During a motorcade in his honor through downtown Baltimore, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. reached out and grasped the outstretched hands of three joyous...

Hundreds of families, activists and politicians marched through downtown Raleigh on Monday in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. In a political era many attendees described as bleak and...

Boston's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Breakfast, the nation's longest-running, honored Dr. King's legacy again in January 2026 with theme "The Fierce Urgency of Now," featuring...

The iconic "I Have a Dream" speech — delivered during the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963 — instantly comes to mind when reflecting on Dr. Rev. Martin Luther King...