A Memphis college student and activist, she witnessed Dr. King’s assassination in 1968 when he was shot at his motel and ran ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MEMPHIS, Tenn. — A civil rights activist, Clara Jean Ester, who witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., died last ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphian and civil rights activist Clara Jean Ester died at 78 years old. Ester graduated from Booker T. Washington High School and was a student at LeMoyne-Owen College when ...

Today in US history on April 4, American history reflects moments of profound loss, political transition, and cultural influence. The date captures turning points that shaped the United States, from ...

Nick Fuentes and Hunter Biden's debate got heated around issues of race relations ... with the far-right commentator arguing white people didn't blow up after Charlie Kirk's death like Black people ...

ROANOKE, Va. – 58 years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., the Roanoke chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference gathered Saturday to remember his legacy — and recommit ...

Julius Pearse was walking the beat as the first African-American police officer in the Village of Freeport 50 years ago when he learned of the assassination of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King ...

Major Tim Cook presents a detailed account of the final official investigation, offering rare insight into James Earl Ray and the case NEW YORK CITY, NY, UNITED ...

WASHINGTON -- Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard on Monday announced the release of 230,000 files related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. "Today, after nearly 60 years of ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — April 4 marks one of the darkest days in American history. It was on this day in 1968 that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in ...

On Jan. 30, media mogul Byron Allen and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay confirmed a new feature film collaboration titled “King vs. the United States of America.” The film focuses on Coretta ...