Martin Luther King Jr.
Sports
Chicago Sky’s James Wade is focused on teaching his foreign-based family about MLK and civil rights
Wade is looking to impart that experience and history on his son, whom he is raising outside the United States in France
The Uplift
Today in Black history: Barry Bonds signs big contract, Janet Jackson performs at Super Bowl, MLK arrested in Selma and more
The Undefeated’s Black facts: Feb. 1
Sports
The best sneakers worn on MLK Day
A time-honored NBA tradition of the past 10 years lives on with the league’s sneakerheads
Culture
Remain the Reverend
At Ebenezer Baptist Church, the spirit of Martin Luther King Jr. now heads to Capitol Hill
Sports
Behind the Atlanta Hawks’ tribute to MLK through their new uniforms
The team will wear the ‘City Edition’ jerseys for the first time on Jan. 18
Culture
‘MLK/FBI’ looks at J. Edgar Hoover’s crusade to undermine Martin Luther King Jr.
Government agents listened in as the saint of civil rights cheated on his wife
Culture
Curtis Mayfield created a hybrid of spirit and soul that became the soundtrack for a movement
Mayfield demurred when folks tried to label him a protest singer. Yet he never stopped producing politically charged tunes.
Culture
John Lewis lived a life of grace and humility
The civil rights icon led until he could lead no more; it’s up to us now
Culture
Why a viral meme of Martin Luther King Jr. is disrespectful
The meme is an example of how a man who stood for so much is still so grossly misappropriated