Rosa Parks became a civil rights icon for refusing to give up her bus seat, but it led to personal and financial hardship for years.

February has been celebrated as Black History Month in the U.S. since 1976 during the nation’s bicentennial, according to ...

John Conyers Jr., D-Detroit, in a picket line in front of General Motors headquarters in 1986. Motown itself was involved with King and the Civil Rights Movement, beginning with Esther Gordy ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just as much a Detroit holiday ... Four days after his assassination, U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Detroit, introduced a bill in the Congress to recognize King’s ...

Corporations themselves cannot donate to candidates at the federal level but federal candidates can get contributions from corporate PACs, employees and owners as well as their immediate families. At ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... U.S. Democratic Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, one of the longest-serving members of Congress known for his liberal stance ...

Former Rep. John Conyers Jr. first introduced the legislation in 1989, and it has been reintroduced in every Congress since. The Massachusetts lawmaker called Jackson Lee “a true giant in the ...

NEW YORK — Monday, Jan. 20, commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year ... King’s assassination in 1968, US Rep. John Conyers of Michigan introduced legislation ...

After 38 years in the Army, Lt. Gen. John Morrison Jr. has retired, leaving behind a legacy that will help the Army be prepared for future conflicts. During Morrison’s retirement ceremony on ...