ATLANTA — Communities across the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with events ranging from prayer services to parades, but a dangerously cold winter…
Read more MLK Jr. celebrations are planned across the nation, but storm could limit someThe tradition of Watch Night services in the United States dates back to Dec. 31, 1862, when many Black Americans gathered in churches and other venues, waiting for…
Read more What does Watch Night mean for Black Americans today? It dates back to the Emancipation ProclamationPLAINS, Ga. — The Washington chattering class, often unsure what to make of outsiders, dubbed Rosalynn Carter the “Steel Magnolia” when she arrived as first lady. A devout…
Read more Rosalynn Carter: Advocate for Jimmy Carter and many others, always leveraging her love of politicsBIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Sixty years ago, a bomb planted by Ku Klux Klan members ripped through a Birmingham church, killing four little girls as they prepared for Sunday…
Read more On 60th anniversary of church bombing, victim’s sister, suspect’s daughter urge people to stop hateThree men whose graves were found at the original site of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches were members of its congregation in the early 19th century,…
Read more Experts link graves to one of nation’s oldest Black churchesThree men whose graves were found at the original site of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches were members of its congregation in the early 19th century,…
Read more Experts link graves to one of nation’s oldest Black churchesATLANTA — Dozens of well-wishers made the pilgrimage Sunday to The Carter Center in Atlanta, as prayers and memories of former President Jimmy Carter‘s legacy were offered up…
Read more Fond remembrances for Jimmy Carter after entering hospiceATLANTA — America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from…
Read more On King’s holiday, daughter calls for bold action over words
