One of the facts about Martin Luther King Jr. that most people are unaware of: His birth certificate reads Michael King, an ode to his father, a former pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.

January 20, 2025 - Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King’s actual birthday was on January 15. April 8, 1968 - Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduces legislation for a federal holiday to commemorate King, just ...

Martin Luther King Jr was born in the United States of America to African American parents. At birth he was named Michael King, but his father later changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. When ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was fatally shot on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Here’s how the final day of his life ...

The Turning Point USA co-founder and conservative commentator was fatally shot while speaking at a Utah college.

Today, the country pauses to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parades, speeches and acts of service. At 8 a.m., the MLK Breakfast will take place at the Julia T. & Charles W. Cherry Sr.

Sen. Markwayne Mullin and a NewsNation host compared conservative activist Charlie Kirk to Martin Luther King Jr.

Jonathan Eig, who wrote the acclaimed biography, ‘King: A Life,’ spoke about the civil rights leader in an interview with NPR Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she ...

The legacy of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. will be remembered across the Inland Empire in coming weeks with events memorializing what would have been his 96th birthday on Jan. 15.

This photograph shows Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) greeting supporters in Baltimore after he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964. Under King’s leadership, nonviolent protest became the defining ...

He isn’t famous, though arguably he should be. “J.T. was a personal assistant to Martin Luther King and Ralph Abernathy,” ...

The 43rd annual MLK Celebration will include a vendor fair from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at the Pilgrim Congregational Church, 600 N. Garey Ave. The free event will also include a program with ...