The U.S. Department of Justice is pausing all active litigation being done by its civil rights division. How could this freeze affect Memphis' cases?

Joe Calhoun lived in a church attic, listening as Rev. King and other civil rights leaders planned the Memphis sanitation ...

East Tennessee civil rights activist Alvereen Bridgeforth spent Monday honoring those who came before her, like the man who ...

Terms like “environmental racism” or “environmental justice” were not yet part of the national lexicon when the Rev. Martin ...

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

At the museum January 20, the NFL Alumni Association, Tennesse Chapter is offering free flu and COVID shots in partnership with Health Heroes and CDC. NFL alumni all stars will be present to connect ...

Memphis, TN, Jan. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel is proud to announce the acquisition of the extraordinary archive of Bayard Rustin, a pivotal ...

Guests are encouraged to visit the National Civil Rights Museum during MLK Day, with activities honoring Dr. King.

From #kunhardtfilmfoundation Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was an activist and political philosopher who became one of the most prominent leaders of the civil ...

Thousands of people braved the cold to learn about King and the Civil Rights movement during a free admission day at the Durham Museum in downtown Omaha.