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Lerone Martin’s new book offers fascinating insight into the civil rights icon’s younger years Lerone Martin, a prominent scholar of Black religious history, leads the Martin Luther King Jr Research ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. turned his focus to Chicago 60 years ago this month. The Nobel Peace Prize winner came to the city at the request of Al Raby ...

These 10 MLK quotes matter now more than ever in 2026. The King holiday marks 58 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee. In the current political climate, the ...

President Trump removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day from the list of free-entry days to national parks this year. Removing MLK Day as a national holiday altogether would require an act of Congress, but ...

More than fifty years after his assassination, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. remains one of the most recognizable figures in American history. Each year, Martin Luther King Day invites reflection on his ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The Rev. Bernice King calls Martin Luther King Jr. Day ‘a saving grace’ amid political division and Trump ...

Growing up as a teenager in Kano State, Nigeria, in the 1980s, I loved to read. Used copies of Ebony magazine were especially treasured. They offered a rare window into the lives, struggles and ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the federal holiday honoring slain Civil Rights leader. Two U.S. states, including Mississippi, also honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the same day. Several states ...

Mr. King is chair of the Drum Major Institute and the son of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. Ornstein is a retired scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. See more of our coverage in ...

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day designated to honor the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon. It's also one of two federal holidays the Trump administration is making changes ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. changed America for the better by helping our nation make progress toward achieving his dream of ending racism and ensuring equality for all. But as we honor King with ...