Author: Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY

On the day MLK delivered a historic speech in Washington, a child’s carousel ride marked the end of segregation at a Baltimore amusement park.

With Maui’s wildfires largely contained, island residents are starting to comprehend the economic and housing challenges that lie ahead.

A Pew Research Center survey of more than 7,000 Asian Americans found most see their ancestral homelands favorably — except for Chinese Americans.

President Truman changed the nation 75 years old with an executive order desegregating the U.S. military.

President Joe Biden announced a national monument honoring Emmett Till, a Chicago teen whose brutal 1955 murder sparked the Civil Rights Movement.

Chicago’s police oversight agency said it is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct by officers against migrants, including a person under 18.

Suicide rates among young Black people have risen precipitously in recent years. One study finds communities aren’t prepared to handle the crisis.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, 81, is stepping down from his role as leader of the influential civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

Transgender people feel largely unable to be themselves in US society, while LGBTQ people are less satisfied with their lives than US adults overall.