Somewhere above the Atlantic Ocean, I am writing these words on my way to Israel, thinking about a journey that was supposed to take place nearly 60 years ago. In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, voted for the first time. 'I want ...

On this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the nation pays tribute while violence continues its work without interruption. We speak of King as though he were settled history rather than an unresolved ...

In the fight for racial equality, many people in Georgia stepped forward. Leaders like John Lewis, Hosea Williams, Ralph ...

In March of 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis, Tennessee to lead a group of striking sanitation workers in peaceful protest amid threats against his life. The threats were real. Martin ...

The 18-year-old granddaughter of Martin Luther King Jr. says her parents instilled in her the importance of voting from an ...

Jonathan Eig, who wrote the acclaimed biography, ‘King: A Life,’ spoke about the civil rights leader in an interview with NPR Bettmann Archive Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights ...

Just after 6 p.m. on April 4, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. is fatally shot while standing on the balcony outside his second-story room at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. The civil rights ...

My grandparents had their fight. My parents had theirs. This one is mine. People bled for this right. I’m not going to waste ...

The 2026 midterm elections held special significance for Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of Martin Luther King Jr. On ...

When Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday and holiday roll around each year, one thing I love to see are photos of Dr. King simply living his life with joy. Playing pool. Sharing a laugh. We know that he ...