Born April 27, 1927, in Heiberger, Alabama, she faced segregation head-on from childhood, walking five miles to school while ...

Time to stock the bookcase! Learn about the book that won the coveted Newbery Medal and other children's and young adult ...

On Monday, many people will have the day off in honor of The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Many programs on television will honor King’s work, and social media posts will feature quotes by the late ...

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a law, designating the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging Americans to ...

It’s not that easy to just do away with Black History Month. Almost 47 million Americans claim African American heritage, ...

Art making in the Crayola classroom, Joyful Voices Community Choir, poetry performances ... Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King Memorial present Martin Luther King Birthday Vigil 9:30 a.m ...

Carole Boston Weatherford is the winner of the 2025 Children's Literature Legacy Award honoring an author or illustrator, ...

The event will feature all day art and music installations, a morning song, dance and mindfulness activity followed by free ...

He was married to Coretta Scott King and had four children. When was Martin Luther King Jr. killed? King was assassinated in 1968 at age 39 in Memphis, Tennessee, by James Earl Ray, PBS said.

Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, visited the University ...