The Rev. William “Bill” Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston and worked with Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement, has died.

TULSA, Okla. — Dr. William M. Wilson, President of Oral Roberts University, issues the following statement in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day: Annually, the third Monday of January serves as ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorated each year on the third Monday in January, will be observed this year on Monday, Jan. 20. It's designated as a "national day of service to encourage all ...

Martin Luther King Jr., the Atlanta native who became one of the most important figures in the civil rights movement, helped unite a divided nation.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader who fought for racial and economic justice. His oft-quoted "I Have a Dream" speech made an incredible impact on the country's racial, cultural and ...

A 1979 congressional report found that King died due to a gunshot wound. Biographers say there's no evidence King was smothered in a hospital room.

This month's editorial cartoons include national and local commentary, including reflections from Martin Luther King Jr., on Ryan Walters, Gov. Kevin Stitt and "Mount McKinley." More: Has Ryan ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Jan. 20 honors the civil rights leader who was born Jan. 15, 1929. See the Canton-area events scheduled.

Paradoxically, a right-wing court decision helped bring universities back full circle to the economic approach to affirmative action backed by Martin Luther King Jr. and William O. Douglas.

The Rev. William Lawson, Texas civil rights leader who worked with Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 95 Lawson’s longtime church, Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, announced on its ...

The Rev. William "Bill" Lawson, a longtime pastor and civil rights leader who helped desegregate Houston, Texas, and worked with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. during the civil rights movement ...