Story by Destiny Mizell / Contributing Writer
Photo by John Lane / Contributing Photographer and Toriana Williams / News Editor
Many cities in Tennessee have streets dedicated to Martin Luther King...
The year was 1970.
Bell-bottoms were in, hippies were still going strong and Elton John was making his extraordinary mark on the world of music. The era of peace and love seemed like it would never end....
Photos and Story by Seth Whitehead/ Contributing Writer
Two virtual displays in the MTSU Walker Library's Makerspace are celebrating Black History Month by educating users about the civil rights movement...
Photo and story by Anthony Merriweather / MTSU Seigenthaler News Service
“Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!” belted Mavis Staples during her Which Stage set.
The crowd joyfully responded, much to her liking.
“Sounds...
Photo courtesy of Biography.com
Story by Rachael Anne Keisling / Contributing Writer
Civil rights activist Leslie McLemore and Southwest Minnesota State University professor Jeff Kolnick reflected...
Photo courtesy of WhiteHouse.gov
Of all the civil rights leaders that have spoken for generations of underprivileged people, the words of Martin Luther King Jr. have always resonated with me the most....
Photo and story by William Green / Contributing Writer
Southern Poverty Law Center Director of Outreach Lecia Brooks provided the MTSU Scholars Week Keynote Address, which focused on the current state...
Photo and story by KeWana McCallum / Contributing Writer
The Murfreesboro branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People hosted a Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast celebration...
Photo by Caleb Revill / MTSU Sidelines
MTSU students and alumni were invited to the Tucker Theater on campus Monday to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with guest speakers and...
Photo by Meagan White / Sidelines Archive
As Martin Luther King Jr. Day arrives, men and women across the United States reflect on the life and legacy that the civil rights titan left behind. Although...
MTSU’s Black History Month Committee started off the month with free cake and information on upcoming events that will be held throughout the rest of February today in the Student Union.
“The cake...
MTSU will be hosting a series of events throughout February in observance of Black History Month.
The theme of this year’s Black History Month is “Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories.”...
