Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., born in Atlanta, Georgia, was a civil rights activist and pastor of Dexter Avenue King Memorial ...

Community cleanup in Shepherd's Park honors MLK Jr.'s legacy of unity and environmental consciousness. Volunteers gather to ...

A Life,' spoke on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s 'Book of the Day' podcast about Martin Luther King Jr., and noted that MLK didn’t ...

It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the legacy of the civil rights leader is being celebrated in Massachusetts. Here is a ...

Many people are unaware that King rehearsed his "I Have a Dream" speech at what is now the Historic Hampton House in Miami ...

Exploring the effectiveness of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolent activism in today's context. Critics and supporters weigh in on the pros and cons of his approach.

Bernice King, the daughter of late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., says the simultaneous occurrence of MLK Day ...

The June 1963 march in Detroit was, at the time, the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history, with 125,000 ...

Donald J. Trump has said that once he is sworn in as president on Monday, he will quickly release records relating to the ...

From Oscar-winning dramas to revealing documentaries, these powerful films honor MLK's fight for equality while reflecting on ...

On MLK Day, civil rights leaders are reflecting on the day’s ironic juxtaposition to the inauguration of Donald Trump.

President-elect Trump on Monday becomes only the third president to take the oath of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.