"While others were advocating for freedom by 'any means necessary,' including violence, Martin Luther King Jr. used the power ...
Maryland’s participation in the Coretta Scott King Classic is an opportunity to honor the family legacy and emphasize women’s ...
MLK Jr.'s son, Martin Luther King III, and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, co-authored the book "What is My Legacy?" with ...
It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...
As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day ...
The first Martin Luther King Jr. Day was January 20, 1986. Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. King, had a great idea in the year prior to the first ...
Rev. Peter Johnson writes about the Martin Luther King Jr. he knew: He was brilliant, athletic and kind. I can see him ...
In Harlem, New York, while signing copies of his first book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” Izola Ware Curry stabbed King with a ...
Sister Mary Antona Ebo was the only Black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, ...
By Jason Oliver Evans, University of Virginia Since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into ...