When we think of Martin Luther King Jr., we often think of the civil rights leader and icon. His activism was powerful and inspiring on multiple levels. Dr. King's message changed the United ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s family offered their response to President Trump’s decision to release the secret FBI files on the civil rights icon’s assassination nearly 60 years ago — a ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. waved to supporters during the ... The idea to establish a national holiday for the civil rights icon arose as the nation was plunged into grief.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday honoring the life and birthday of an icon of America's civil rights movement, is this month. The holiday, observed annually on the third Monday of ...

Minister, activist, civil rights icon: The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s messages were powerful enough when they were first spoken. More half a century after King's assassination, for many ...

Why MLK should be viewed as a Founding Father WOLF: The larger point of your book is that King should be viewed not only as a civil rights icon, but as a Founding Father. You wrote that after ...

So Atlanta activist Lonnie C. King came up with a plan, turning to his childhood friend MLK Jr. for support. It is Friday, and so that's time again for StoryCorps. Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr ...

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Bates is a community-wide opportunity to discuss, teach, and reflect on the legacy of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. This year’s observance, ...

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Some will spend the day in silent reflection, meditating. Others will pass the hours volunteering, feeding the hungry or cleaning up their small piece of the earth. Houses of worship are planning ...

In the coming weeks, central Iowa and the rest of the United States will celebrate and honor the life of nationally revered civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. King, a leading advocate for ...