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 ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. may be most remembered for his iconic "I Have a Dream" address at the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 1963, during the 1963 March on Washington, D.C. (Getty Images) ...

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 ...

Part of what made Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s soaring message so powerful is that it was meant for all of us By David Marcus Fox News Published January 16, 2023 6:00am EST ...

In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day also happens to coincide with Inauguration Day, a rare occurrence that last happened in 1997, when President Bill Clinton took the oath of office.

A man reaches to touch a detail of the 20-foot-high bronze sculpture "The Embrace," a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, in the Boston Common, Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King have one grandchild. Their son, Martin Luther King III, and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, share a daughter, Yolanda Renee King, born in 2008.

Marin Luther King Jr.’s daughter, Rev. Bernice King, said that while the U.S. celebrates MLK as a holiday, Americans do not embrace the lessons King taught.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s.

There’s a photo collection of Martin Luther King, Jr., with his family in 1964 that remains etched into my mind. In one image, a young King family sits at the table for Sunday dinner.

Dexter Scott King, the third child of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died Monday after a "valiant battle with prostate cancer," the King Center said in a statement.

Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Day 2025 marks the holiday’s 40th observance. The theme, “Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence 365,” is ...