The convocation participants reflected on the life of King, who was assassinated in 1968 but is remembered as a highly celebrated civil rights leader. ‘A symbol of hope’: FAMU holds Dr. Martin ...

How did Martin Luther King's message get across to America? Partly through pop culture. Music, movies, TV helped spread his ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching quickly – Monday, Jan. 15 — and this year, the federal holiday falls on the actual birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader who was assassinated ...

Caught in a somber mood, Dr. Martin Luther King addresses some 2,000 people on the eve of his death. The former founder and Chairman of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference was slain by an ...

Monday, Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal holiday is set aside each year to recognize and honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday falls on Jan. 15. As is ...

A historic day for the Benton Harbor and St. Joseph communities.A groundbreaking ceremony for two new monuments to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. happened in these ...

Christine King Farris, the older sister of Martin Luther King Jr., and an esteemed educator and civil rights activist in her own right, died Thursday at age 95, the King Center announced.

Get to know Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King's kids, including what they're doing now, how old they are, and how they're honoring their parents' legacy.

Martin Luther King Jr. might have been a giant in the Civil Rights Movement, but at home, the doting father of four was simply dad. As we observe what would have been his 96th birthday, look back ...

In some ways it’s a sick irony – the juxtaposition of Trump being inaugurated on Monday, the same day we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. King was a champion for civil and human rights.

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 NPR’s Book of ...

“Let’s celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. not just as a historical figure, but as a symbol of hope and a guiding light,” Palm said. FAMU President Larry Robinson also spoke, sharing that ...