Sunday marks the 94th birthday of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Monday is the federal holiday honoring him. Since the 1990s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been a day of civic ...

Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...

Lowery, a veteran civil rights leader who helped the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. found the SCLC and fought against racial discrimination, died Friday, March 27, 2029, a family statement said.

As a college president who is passionate about expanding access to education, I don’t have all the answers right now. But I agree with MLK - the arc of the moral universe bends toward justice.

Talk of a memorial in Portland to honor iconic civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has been ongoing for decades. Even after repeated efforts, and a $50,000 budget, the city still hasn’t ...

Montgomerians marched in the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr. along Dexter Avenue on Monday to honor the civil rights leader in a parade that was delayed nearly a month from MLK Day in January.