On October 25, 1960, Martin Luther King Jr. was sentenced in Decatur, Georgia for protesting segregation at a department store lunch counter.

Fifty years ago, on March 7, 1965, 600 marchers protesting for voting equality left the Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church in Selma headed for the state capitol in Montgomery. Before they had even left town, ...

Charlie Kirk’s death shook the country. The 31-year-old co-founder of Turning Point USA was shot and killed during a campus event at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, September 10. His death ...

Standing 30 feet tall and carved from 159 granite blocks, the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial makes for a towering sight. But to Ro Boddie, the actor bracing for his fifth go-around portraying the ...

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — Martin Luther King III, eldest son of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., said Wednesday during a visit to Norfolk State University he believes slain conservative ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On the morning of April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King Jr. readied to head to Memphis, Tennessee, for the ...

Milwaukee's new Martin Luther King Jr. Branch Library opens later this week. The library is on the northwest corner of MLK Drive and Locust Street. It's complete with a makerspace, digital studios, ...

The Jackson Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that happened Saturday evening on Martin Luther King Drive.Officers said they responded to the 2700 block of Martin Luther King Drive ...

On July 21, the Trump administration released over 230,000 documents related to the life, surveillance and assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. These records — long sealed by a 1977 court order ...

Martin Luther King Files. I was in the new group of files that Trump released, seemingly to divert attention from the questions about Epstein. Credit: Courtesy of the author I was still processing the ...

A new statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in Winter Park, Florida, has sparked debate over its proportions. The statue, titled "The Ripple," features a stylized, larger-than-life depiction of King ...

The City of Winter Park, Florida, recently revealed a new Martin Luther King Jr. statue and some community members are calling for a do-over. When honoring a figure whose legacy demands reverence and ...