Black History Month’s observance was founded on the need to acknowledge the turmoil Black Americans have had to face throughout history, but also the necessity to celebrate Black accomplishments.

Great speeches transcend time and place, offering wisdom that speaks to every era and stirring souls long after their ...

The best-laid plans are often better off ignored—at least that was the case with Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on ...

A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission official wanted to say that the agency did “not … see a need to regulate Ether” as it was offered in 2018, read an email released Tuesday. “As written, the ...

250 years ago this month, one of the most influential speeches in American history was delivered right here in Virginia. It was Patrick Henry’s spirited “Give Me Liberty or Give me Death” oration. Let ...

I was fortunate when I graduated from college because the guest speaker at our ceremony was none other than Maya Angelou. Even to this day I remember the warm, thoughtful cadence in her voice and the ...

The draft of MLK's most famous speech lacked its most famous lines. The 'I Have a Dream' part was suggested by Mahalia Jackson as King neared the end of his 1963 speech at the Lincoln Memorial. As the ...

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Sixty years ago, on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC, and delivered his famous "I Have A Dream" speech. The ...

(The Center Square) – California legislators nearly unanimously voted to limit “influential” anonymous online free speech by requiring social media companies to “seek to verify” personal information — ...

(The Center Square) – An influential California state legislator is proposing that social media companies restrict large-scale anonymous online free speech by requiring social media accounts with more ...