A delegation from the Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission will travel to Selma, Alabama on March 7 & 8 to commemorate ...

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr? Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s.

The life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored on Monday. The Civil Rights icon, whose work to end segregation and racism through nonviolence earned ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, people across the country celebrated the life of the civil rights leader with tributes, acts of service, and parades. In Waikiki, thousands ...

As communities across the country on Monday host parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the political climate for some is more fraught ...

Howard Godfrey, The Musical Offering’s composer, typically writes musical theater works. But when the community music school’s artistic director, Rick Ferguson, approached him to write an orchestral ...

Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan. 15, 1929–April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark on ...

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a conference. His legacy was celebrated on the BYU campus. (Public Domain) Monday, Jan. 19, is a national holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; a day set aside and ...

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president, has ...

Martin Luther King Jr’s words highlight the power of love over hate, reminding us that only light can overcome darkness. Read ...

First known as the wife of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., she later became an avid proselytizer for his vision of peace ...

When Was Martin Luther King Jr. Born? Martin Luther King Jr. was born January 15, 1929, in Atlanta. Originally, his name was Michael Luther King Jr. after his father. Michael Sr. eventually adopted ...