On International Literacy Day, BLACK ENTERPRISE showcases Black children’s books that celebrate their diversity and identity.

During a conference in 1969, two librarians, Glyndon Flynt Greer and Mabel McKissick, happened to meet at the booth of publisher John Carroll. The trio observed that no African-American author or ...

Yolanda King said Thursday she was having a conversation with her mother, the widow of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., at her Atlanta home mother when she suddenly stopped talking.

For decades, the figure of Martin Luther King Jr. has been a symbol of struggle, hope, and justice worldwide. However, when it comes to his personal life, especially his relationship with Coretta ...

In 1963, Mrs. King helped lead a march commemorating the second anniversary of Women Strike for Peace. In the early 1960s, Coretta Scott King was a delegate for Women Strike for Peace, an antiwar ...

After some coaxing, Julia shared that the King family stepped in when her parents, Betty Lou Bredemus and Walter Grady Roberts, "couldn't afford to pay the hospital bill." "The King family paid for my ...