Martin Luther King

It's a day to honor Dr. King's vision, work and legacy. This year also marks 60 years since the passage of the 1963 Civil Rights Act, which his work helped ...

Alderman believes Chicago may be the first city to name a street named after the activist. In naming South Park Way after King—a road that runs through the ...

The 40th Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Marade took place in Denver despite extremely cold temperatures and snowfall.

Taylor University is honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, January 15, 2024, as we continue to gain a deeper understanding ...

BRISTOL — The Greater Bristol NAACP saw a large turnout at their annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Breakfast at Bristol Eastern High School, during which ...

King's lifetime saw substantial economic progress for Black Americans, but in our century progress has slowed to a crawl. Here's how we get it back on track ...

United States Mission to the United Nations Office of Press and Public Diplomacy For Immediate Release January 15, 2024. Statement by Ambassador Linda ...

The civil rights icon's image has been sanitized to Kumbaya, feel-good platitudes. But his message was always that of radical, revolutionary change.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivering a speech in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 25, 1965. (Stephen F. Somerstein / Getty Images).

That library branch, near 14th St. and Bannock Ave and currently under construction, is where yellowing clippings from newspaper articles can be found on almost ...

Today we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day honoring the great civil rights leader. We reflect on and celebrate the achievements of Martin Luther ...

Day, January 15, 2024, when the most famous American Civil Rights leader in history would have turned 95, he would surely have celebrated the progress that has ...

"Everybody is so excited to have this holiday," Mary Davis said. Few had a better seat than Mary Davis, her driveway was along the parade route. "A lot of ...

In the days before a planned march on the National Mall on August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., gathered with his advisors to draft his speech – a ...

The event, billed a the MLK Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo, featured competitors from the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo, which marks its 40 ...

Nearly 57 years after his visit to Memorial Auditorium, several events celebrating the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. will be held at ...

From his father and other black preachers, he learned that the God of the Hebrew prophets and Jesus worked cooperatively with humans to achieve the divine ...

If we, like King, truly believe that the words of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence are meant for all Americans, then zealously embrace them and ...

A prominent leader in the modern civil rights movement, Dr. King was a tireless advocate for racial equality, working class, and the oppressed around the world ...

Presented by BAM and Brooklyn Borough President Antonio Reynoso, this year's event featured an empowering keynote speech by Freedom Reads founder Reginald ...

A 10-year-old's essay honored a great American hero's legacy as a nonviolent advocate for human rights.