In Focus: Martin Luther King Jr. Day. ... King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church of Montgomery, Alabama. He completed his doctorate and earned his degree in 1955 at age 25.

Guidry grew up in Texas and graduated from Clark Atlanta University, Yale Divinity School and has a Ph.D. from ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s inaugural benediction on the federal holiday that celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. included an homage to the civil rights leader’s legacy.

Martin Luther King Jr. often spoke of creating “the beloved community,” a society in which “men can live together without fear,” as he wrote in a 1966 essay.

The Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission is in Las Vegas for the NBA Summer League to promote nonviolence, racial harmony, community empowerment and educational opportunity for all Arkansans.

Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King talked about the 2024 presidential election and work that the pair is doing to continue a famed family's civil rights legacy, in an with USA TODAY in ...

Pastor Marvin Hightower, president of the Peoria branch of the NAACP, received the 2025 Dr. Martin Luther King Commemorative Service Leadership Award on Monday during the King Holiday Committee ...

Our goal of 100 million service hours by 2029 is part of a living tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s 100th birthday, honoring his legacy through action and compassion.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s inaugural benediction on the federal holiday that celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. included an homage to the civil rights leader’s legacy. The ...