King was drawn to Memphis in 1968 to support some 1,300 predominantly Black sanitation workers who went on strike to protest ...

Theodora Lacey still displays the Christmas cards that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sent her family in her Teaneck home. "I keep them on my bookshelf to look at them often," Lacey said. They ...

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. King was a tireless advocate for equality and is best known for his message of peaceful ...

Thousands of mourners have filled St. Peter's Basilica, paying final respects to Pope Francis in a powerful show of devotion ...

I think my father and mother would challenge us to be a better America because we can become that. It starts with something ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

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.

April 4th is the 57th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s death. North Jersey residents recalled their personal encounters with the legendary civil rights leader Theodora Lacey still displays ...