As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday ...

57 years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot and killed in Memphis. Later today, there will be a special ceremony in his honor at the MLK National Historical Park in Atlanta.

ATLANTA (WJBF) – Born in Atlanta, civil rights icon and social activist, Martin Luther King Jr., made it his life mission to end segregation and fight for racial equality. He was shot and killed ...

Atlanta Police said officers responded to a person shot in the 2400 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive -- at the Peaks of MLK -- around 8:11 p.m.

Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leads a silent memorial march in her husband's memory, April 8, 1968, following his assassination in Memphis, Tenn.

A massive 70-member choir belted out “Hallelujah” at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service Monday at his former church in Atlanta, followed by a stern message from his youngest daughter warning ...

Thousands of people gathered in-person and online to experience the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service at the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta.