From Selma, Ala., in 1965 to presidential campaigns, Andrew Young reflects on the life of a fellow civil rights leader who helped reshape American politics.
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died at 84, had deep ties to Georgia, from marching alongside Martin Luther King Jr. to delivering one of the most memorable speeches in Atlanta political history.
Georgetown University is moving Let Freedom Ring, its annual event celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr., to the historical Howard Theatre in order to save money, the university said.
The release came in response to an executive order issued by President Trump. King's family warned they would object to any use of the records "to spread falsehoods" about King's life and legacy.
The Trump administration has released records of the FBI's surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate's family and the civil rights group that he led until his 1968 assassination.
Bernice King warns decades of work to reduce inequities in housing is at risk, as the Trump administration cuts funding for projects and tries to reduce funding for nonprofits that handle housing discrimination complaints. King is the CEO of The King Center and the youngest daughter of civil rights leaders The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.
On the Friday, Jan. 24 edition of Georgia Today: President Trump orders the release of classified documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr:; more than 100 dogs are on the road to recovery after being seized from a South Georgia puppy mill; and Gov. Kemp asks state lawmakers to approve millions of dollars in Hurricane Helene relief aid.
President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The executive order Trump signed Thursday also aims to declassify the remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.
Congress passed a law in 1992 requiring the documents surrounding President Kennedy's assassination to be released by 2017, but the release has been held up by national security concerns.
The 40th annual holiday celebration to honor the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. included urgent and motivational messages from the Rev. Dr. Bernice King and civic and faith leaders as well as statements about Cornelius Taylor, the man killed in a recent encampment sweep near the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.
