On this episode of CounterPunch Radio, Erik Wallenberg talks to Jeanne Theoharis about her new book, "King of the North: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Life of Struggle Outside the South," in which ...

Open up the books University of Illinois President Timothy Killeen received an interesting letter recently from a congressional committee. U.S. Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Mich., chairman of a U.S. House ...

Disability and homeless advocates say the city’s sizable homeless disabled population faces challenges when trying to find ...

A former Evangelical Baptist archbishop in the small country of Georgia is behind the "Peace Cathedral," a Christian church, ...

Did Usher's sexy serenade break up a marriage? A woman being fed cherries by the R&B star got folks talking. The internet dubbed Jimalita Tillman “Auntie” after a viral video of her super up-close ...

The community’s against being erased, overshadowed, and given a check that’s going to bounce,” said Henry McKoy, the director ...

National intelligence director Tulsi Gabbard said more than 100 people have been working "around the clock" to scan the papers.

Also around the area this weekend, Ani DiFranco plays Thalia Hall and Gallagher Way hosts a watch party for the Masters ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other prominent civil rights leaders led a defining moment in the civil rights movement, emphasizing the urgent need for systemic change, powered by a rally that drew ...

Bernice King warns decades of work to reduce inequities in housing is at risk, as the Trump administration cuts funding for ...

King was in Memphis to support striking African-American sanitation workers upset over poor working conditions and low pay.