The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was only 39 when he was murdered in Memphis by a racist White man in 1968.

Events coalescing on the same day reflects where contemporary America stands on the continuum between Dr. King’s vision of the future and ugly realism of today.

Throughout his career, countless people advised him to take fewer risks, to protect himself. Yet with every threat, he redoubled his efforts in the fight for civil rights. He never backed down or ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He ...

In 1963, during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and his colleagues at the Southern ...

Retail stores, restaurants, and many other businesses are open as usual, although some, including Patch, observe MLK Day as a ...

Monday is a twofer on the nation’s agenda: the presidential inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr.’s federal holiday.

On his last night alive, King stepped up into a pulpit to challenge the congregants to be the best version of themselves.

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights ...

Healing political division requires we revive the lost virtue of civility, grounded in universal human dignity.