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Dr. Bernice King, the daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., talks with NBC News’ Maya Eaglin about her father’s activism, the importance of voting rights, and how Gen-Z is saving the country’s soul. 

A new documentary examines inequality in Black communities with streets dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr.

Politicians conveniently like to ignore that King had a radical side and often twist his words to justify enacting policies that go against everything he fought for.

A number of Black women candidates have become front-runners in seeking their party's nominations for statewide office, particularly in the South.

The woman, who is white, allegedly continued using the slur in the principal’s office. The principal and 75 percent of the students at the St. Petersburg school are Black.

"It really means the world to me to be able to have an impact on the city that raised me,” Harkless told NBCBLK.

These narrative features and documentaries help deepen our understanding of the slain civil rights leader's life and work.

A number of books by Black authors are being taken out of circulation as at least 9 states have recently passed bills that would ban teaching about racism in the classroom. NBC News’ Joshua Johnson speaks with Jerry Craft, the children’s author behind the award-winning graphic novel “New Kid” which was pulled from library shelves in a Texas school district and put back a week later upon further review. 

“It was an honor to be able to call him a friend,” Washington said.

The Houston County Sheriff’s Office investigated and subsequently suspended longtime deputy Paul Urhahn.

In a new episode of the PBS series, Hill found an ancestor listed in the U.S. census at a time when enslaved Black people were rarely documented by name.