Near the end of his life, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was asked frequently by reporters if he would run for president. King showed very little interest. In his late 30s, he already had ...

Read Martin Luther King Jr. on White America’s Delusions In 1967, the civil-rights leader foresaw that white resistance to racial equality would stiffen as activists’ economic agenda grew more ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - As America remembers the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the head of the Hawaii chapter of social justice nonprofit NAACP says King ...

Colin Powell: Martin Luther King Jr. "changed my life" 07:04 LORETTA LYNCH: "People were fundamentally afraid of King's message and what it might mean for losses in their own lives … ...

In his final speech, April 3, 1968, we hear the late Rev. Martin King Jr., speak eerily, almost prophetically, about his own death, which occurred the next day when he was gunned down standing on ...

— “The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.,” 1968 “This will be the day when we shall bring into full realization the dream of American democracy — a dream yet unfulfilled.

More than a half a century has passed since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial calling for freedom and equality – and the fight for social justice appears ...

The Dr. Martin Luther King Commission of Mid-Michigan held its annual essay contest for Greater Lansing junior and high school students, including the Mark S. McDaniel & James Butler Scholarship ...

ATLANTA – Martin Luther King III sits in his living room on a recent Thursday afternoon, surrounded by lush decor and wearing a dark suit. Propped on a shelf behind him is an enlarged portrait ...

Debra Mitchell-Braxton has for nearly 38 years of her life set out to emphasize the importance of Martin Luther King Jr., as well as serving others. Once again, Mitchell-Braxton is organizing ...