The preacher and civil rights activist tells us that we can all live and work together to make society a better place.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson passed through and saw a slave auction in full swing. When King came in 1964 ...

Kayani Clarke, a 7th-grade student at Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School, won 3rd place in the 2025 MLK Essay Contest for Bridgeport students.

Sujood Awad, an eighth-grade student at Interdistrict Discovery Magnet School in Bridgeport, won 2nd place in the 2025 MLK Essay Contest for Bridgeport students ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

Feb. 12—Toward the end of Wednesday's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest Capstone Event, Hormel Foods Chairman of the Board, President and CEO Jim Snee tasked this year's three winners ...

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 ...

On Feb. 27, second grade students in Mallory Courtney’s class at Slaughter Elementary School learned about the life and work ...

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

The event was originally scheduled for the weekend of MLK Day, but due to weather it was postponed to the last Sunday in February.