Jonathan Eig, author of the biography ‘King: A Life,’ spoke about the late civil rights leader on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’ podcast Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t ...

The request, which comes on the heels of an executive order by President Trump, represents a sharp reversal for the F.B.I.

In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday has never ...

Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte ...

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. The protests he organized, the marches he led and the ...

Martin Luther King Jr, was born on 15 January 1929. His father was the minister of the Ebenezer Baptist church in Atlanta, Georgia. It was this vibrant and confident tradition of African-American ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

TIDE Academy Ballet Folklórico dancer Daniela Gutierrez performs at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Gathering at Palo Alto’s Mitchell Park Community Center on Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by Anna ...