Tears of joy and pride from heaven flowing like a mighty river of goodness and hope is how Martin Luther King would have reacted to Barack Obama’s powerful, compelling and historic speech ...

President Barack Obama (right) and President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, with National Park Service National Mall Superintendent Karen Laura Cucurullo in ...

Monday was a holiday dedicated to the memory of the greatest American civil rights leader of the 20th century: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. But while the airwaves were covered with shallow tributes ...

If Martin Luther King Jr. had been allowed to live out a normal life—if he hadn’t been cut down by an assassin’s bullet before he even turned 40—he might’ve lived to see today: He might ...

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day a year after the first African-American president took office, Americans appear to have mixed views about the impact of President Obama's election on race relations.

King recalled, “at that moment, I could hear an inner voice saying to me, ‘Martin Luther, stand up for righteousness. Stand up for justice. Stand up for truth.

Former President Barack Obama joined civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis to reflect on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. 50 years after his assassination. In a six-and-a-half minute video, shot ...

On Monday, President Obama's second inauguration and the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday will converge, making for great history and symbolism. The president is embracing that symbolism ...

As Americans celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leaders and activists are trying to reconcile the transition from the nation’s first black president to a president ...