Throughout his life, Martin Luther King Jr. championed civil and human rights across the country, including here in D.C. where he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. This year, the ...

Martin Luther King III and his wife Arndrea are activists who continue to keep Dr. King’s legacy alive through their community work and their non-profit the Drum Major Institute.

8 Events to Celebrate MLK Day in the DC Area Commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with events and volunteer projects this month.

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 ...

Every day for the last 20 years Stefan West could look out his front door and see the bronze statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. standing tall in all its glory.

Trump executive order prompts request to release FBI wiretap records two years early, over objections by the civil rights group King founded and his children.

As the president wages a war on DEI and threatens to roll back other civil rights efforts, the King family is continuing the Nobel laureate's mission.

The Metropolitan Police Department is investigating two separate shootings that happened just an hour apart from each other and in the same area on Sunday.

The pedestal where the statue of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stands bare as photographed on Friday, May 23, 2025, in the Fountain Park neighborhood. The bronze statue, sculpted ...

The only Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Missouri is now on the ground after winds toppled it over in the center of the park.

The statue will be built at the site of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, which was originally dedicated in 1987 and relocated due to construction in 2017.

From music to volunteering, here's how to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia.