Paterson residents will celebrate the 96th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a special ceremony at the city’s newly unveiled statue honoring the civil rights leader.

On the site where The Embrace memorializes Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King once stood a social club that embodied the city’s earlier fights over racial equality.

On April 23, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other prominent civil rights leaders led a defining moment in the civil rights movement, emphasizing the urgent need for systemic change, powered ...

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.

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.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...

The convergence of Martin Luther King Day and Mr. Trump’s inauguration will be celebrated by some; after all, Mr. Trump’s stunning political comeback was boosted by remarkable gains with ...

The upper portion of a statue depicting Martin Luther King Jr. at MacGregor Park in Houston on November 28, 2024 Leah L. Jones During a cool afternoon last October, on South Martin Luther King Jr ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...

Clay said King's legacy extended far beyond the United States."He had a huge impact in the UK. He visited four times. There's a statue of him in Westminster Abbey," Clay said.

The Inland Empire came together Monday, Jan. 20, to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with events that included a walk through Riverside. Riverside-area residents joined for the 30th Annual Dr ...