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Dr. King’s Nonviolence Then and Now Theme of Annual Martin Luther King Jr....

Poet, educator and civil rights activist Margaret Rozga discusses the connections between civil rights actions of the 1960s in Milwaukee and social justice activism today at the 23rd annual Martin...

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Fulfilling the Dream of Opportunity: Annual Community Celebration Honors...

Author and educator Gloria Ladson-Billings will draw parallels between the current youth activism that has emerged across the country and the efforts of Martin Luther King Jr. to confront injustice...

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Lawrence hosts 25th annual community celebration of MLK’s life, legacy

Although Lawrence University classes won’t be held Jan. 18 on the holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., more than 300 students will make it “a day on, not a day off” by engaging in 18 community...

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“Those Who Have Been Left Out” focus of annual Fox Cities Dr. Martin Luther...

Senegal native Aly Wane, an undocumented organizer living in Syracuse, N.Y., shares his message for the need to fight inequality in all its forms as the keynote speaker at the 27th annual Fox Cities...

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Remembering civil rights icon John Lewis for “enduring pursuit of equity”

Rep. John Lewis greets graduates and their families as the 2015 Commencement speaker at Lawrence University. Story by Ed Berthiaume / Communications Lawrence University is mourning the loss of...

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