Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. King was a tireless advocate for equality and is best known for his message of peaceful ...

Updated: Feb 19, 2025 / 02:44 PM EST KALAMAZOO, Mich. (WOOD) — For 30 years, a recording of Martin Luther King Jr’s speech at Western Michigan University was lost. Then in 1997, it was found.

Did You Know Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dad Changed His Name? Here’s The Inspiring Reason Why Martin Luther King was originally named Michael King before changing both his name and his son’s name.

Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.

For McKenya Dilworth-Smith, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a day on, not a day off. “It’s a day of service,” said Dilworth-Smith, executive director of Morning Bishop Theatre Playhouse.

On Friday, January 17, Anderson Mayor Terence Roberts and the city council held the 18th annual Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. breakfast at the Civic Center. The theme was "Hope, Freedom ...

To The Daily Sun, “Within the best of us, there is some evil, and within the worst of us, there is some good.” — Martin Luther King Jr. David Miller Meredith ...

A picture of The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. sits at the center of a table at the Roanoke Chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference’s 28th annual luncheon Saturday.

When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day? The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr. This year, that day is Jan. 20.