On April 23, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other prominent civil rights ... Sixty years later, Embrace Boston, Everyone250, and the City of Boston will honor the historic event with the ...

In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday has never coincided with the inauguration of a non-incumbent president. That changes ...

Bettmann Archive Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was actually conflict avoidant, says biographer Jonathan Eig. In an interview published by ...

Monday, Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal holiday is set aside each year to recognize and honor civil rights ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day’s reach has only grown in its ... They need to do good work and commit daily “to embrace the spirit of nonviolence.” Martin also thinks it’s important to learn ...

The only grandchild of Martin Luther King Jr., Yolanda was born to Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King on May 25, 2008. Yolanda didn't get a chance to meet her grandparents, MLK Jr. and ...

Martin Luther King Jr Memorial, portrait of the civil rights leader carved in granite, dedicated by President Barack Obama in 2011. | Shutterstock Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Day 2025 marks the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King were the proud parents of four children. Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and Bernice Albertine King have dedicated ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — The Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission brought a Day of Kindness to the city of Little Rock today, involving the community's youth in service projects to spread the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at a press conference in Atlanta ... This truth demands that we move beyond performative acts of service to embrace genuine resistance. We must challenge our elected ...