Martin Luther King Jr. popularized the term ‘beloved community’ and gave it his own meaning. But the still-cited phrase was ...

So respected was this great American that MLK Jr. delivered the invocation at his funeral, and Supreme Court Justice Thurgood ...

He never suggested that his dream of a discrimination-free society should make us blind to the persistence of racism.

I can’t believe Denzel Washington hasn’t played one particular early civil rights hero in a movie yet. I also can’t believe how few people know about this unknown hero’s incredible accomplishments — ...

Discover facts about the first official MLK March in 1987 including 2 famous attendees, plus why San Antonio hosts what's ...

It was first proposed four days after King’s 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...

Several groups and organizations are starting the celebration early to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...

Between 1957 and his assassination on April 4, 1968, at age 39, Martin Luther King Jr. gave 2,500 speeches, wrote sermons and ...