Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...

The National Cherry Blossom Festival is one of Washington’s most popular tourist attractions, drawing more than 1.5 million ...

A collision occurred earlier today involving a Yakima police patrol car and a pedestrian, prompting a road closure.

Art Broady’s free presentation, "The Dream … We Almost Never Heard," will be at noon Sunday, March 16, at First ...

Cambridge Public School officials plan to increase the number of teachers and paraprofessionals at the King Open and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. elementary schools to account for the influx of ...

Discover the rich history and current impact of Chuck Levin's Washington Music Center, a family business that has shaped the ...

Before Washington: MLK’s famous ‘I Have a ... An archive of the Western Herald’s coverage of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dec. 18, 1963, visit to Western Michigan University.

The Trump administration on Tuesday published a list of more than 440 federal properties it had identified to potentially ...

Ms. Shaheen’s retirement will set off a high-stakes fight for an open seat in a state where she has been a leading political ...

The legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. lives on 56 years after his untimely death. Dr. King, a powerful speaker and civil rights activist, showed perseverance in the face of racism and ...

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

Discover the trailblazing efforts of Carole Simpson, Dorothy Gilliam, Belva Davis, and Melba Tolliver, who broke barriers in ...