Community members in Danville have already started observing Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a march through the streets, part of the annual candlelight Stop the Killing march. Organized by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference,
Kiki Baker Barnes details how Dr. Martin Luther King's lasting lessons have carried her along in her own journey leading organizations.
More than 50 years after he died at age 39 from an assassin’s bullet, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. endures as one of the most influential and recognizable figures in American history. His rise from the pulpit of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta to his groundbreaking work as a founder and leader
Hundreds gathered in downtown Tuscaloosa to observe the birthday of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
If U.S. Catholics seek to embrace Martin Luther King Jr.'s desire to "redeem the soul of America," we will also have to reclaim the soul of Catholicism, which is nothing less than a broad and inclusive love for all,
Martin Luther King Jr., who wrote parts of his “I Have a Dream” speech in South Carolina, was scheduled to be in Columbia on April 3, 1968, the day before he was killed.
King's innovative thinking helped pave the way for Black entrepreneurial success. By challenging what's possible, King created a new era.
At Syracuse University in 1965, Dr. King said "change is not self-operative; you cannot depend upon American institutions to function without prodding and pressuring."
Jonathan Eig, who won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for his biography, “King: A Life,” said he has probably read about 90% of the available government files related to King, including a trounce of files released in 2017.
The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.
Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King were the proud parents of four children. Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and Bernice Albertine King have dedicated their lives to continuing their parents' fights for nonviolence and racial,
January 20 is the federally-recognized holiday honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Here are ways to uphold his legacy.