In 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. preached at Shiloh Baptist Church; now it has a $750,000 grant

Shiloh Baptist Church in Cleveland has secured a $750,000 grant to enhance its historic building. The funding aims to improve ...

Martin Luther King Jr., civil rights leader: "Forgiveness is not an occasional act; it is a constant attitude"

The necessity for activism against injustice can inspire hope, especially in today's climate of division, through Martin ...
The Seattle Times

The life of Martin Luther King Jr.

A tribute to Dr. King, through stories of his life, photographs of the times in which he lived, and perspectives from politicians, activists, and ordinary citizens on his tremendous legacy.
Yahoo

Who was Martin Luther King Jr? What to know about civil rights holiday

Communities across Michigan soon celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, honoring a key civil rights icon in U.S. history. Ahead of MLK Day, Jan. 19, the King Center in Atlanta is promoting the 2026 ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day is soon: How the civil rights leader inspired a federal holiday

Communities across the country will soon honor the life and legacy of an American civil rights icon. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday. Like the civil rights movement itself, the ...
The Boston Globe

Civil rights leaders and King family mark MLK Day as a special call to action as Trump takes office

WASHINGTON (AP) — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda, he will do so facing a bust of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the ...

Springfield College professor’s book explores civil rights struggle of Fla. city

SPRINGFIELD — A chance discovery in Springfield College’s archives led a local professor on a yearslong quest to write about a lesser-known chapter in the nation’s Civil Rights Movement. There, Martin ...
The San Diego Union-Tribune

Civil rights advisor Bayard Rustin helped inform Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘dream’

His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long deserved a much more respected place in the history of the Civil Rights ...
The Conversation

The civil rights activist so close to Martin Luther King Jr. she was thought of as his ‘other wife’

In a 2019 article published in Standpoint Magazine, Pulitzer Prize-winning Martin Luther King Jr. biographer David Garrow detailed new information about King he discovered in FBI documents. The most ...
Times Union

Photos: Remembering civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

In Albany, community members and officials march to honor the legacy of slain civil rights icon on the 40th anniversary of the national holiday By Lori Van Buren, Staff Photographer Jan 19, 2026 ...
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Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement

Explore the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the Civil Rights Movement, from the Montgomery Bus Boycott to the March on Washington and Selma to Montgomery marches. Learn how Dr. King used ...