Fifty-six years ago, on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. was tragically assassinated while fighting for justice and equality. His death marked a pivotal moment in American history; however, his ...

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.

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. King was a tireless advocate for equality and is best known for his message of peaceful ...

The annual observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day invites Americans to reflect on a transformative figure whose vision fundamentally reshaped the nation’s moral landscape. Beyond the familiar ...

The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is one we honor and celebrate every single year, but how well do Americans really know the civil rights leader? Born in Atlanta, Ga., King never knew he would ...

On July 21, the Trump administration released over 230,000 documents related to the life, surveillance and assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. These records — long sealed by a 1977 court order ...

Martin Luther King Jr. understood television’s reach. He watched how it shaped minds in living rooms across America. He also knew it could show a better version of the world, one where dignity was not ...

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

The release of National Archives documents is the latest attempt to define what the Civil Rights icon believed, and what that means now for the country. By Kurt Streeter The enduring legacy of the Rev ...

The federal government on Monday released thousands of records on the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. — a move that was ordered by President Trump earlier this year. The Office of the ...

The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led ...

When news broke that Donald Trump had been the target of an assassination attempt at a campaign rally last summer, Martin Luther King Jr.'s son was among the voices that decried the violence.