King led several nonviolent campaigns in Birmingham, known at the time as "the most segregated city in America." ...

Wanjiku “Wawa” Gatheru, a Rhodes Scholar, founder of Black Girl Environmentalist and advocate for environmental justice ...

For 30 years, a recording of Martin Luther King Jr’s speech at Western Michigan University was lost. Then in 1997, it was ...

He cofounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference shortly after his home and church were bombed, and he became its ...

Ripon College student Gary G. Yerkey was among 10 from the college eager to join the march from Selma, Alabama, to Montgomery ...

(WTRF) — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was known for his teachings of equality, justice, and nonviolence, and what better way to carry out his mission than to pass his lessons along to future generations ...

Coretta Scott King and Martin Luther King, Jr. met in Boston while both pursued their higher education degrees. Coretta Scott was a student at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston ...

the son of the legendary slain civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., talked to PEOPLE about what it was like spending the first 10 years of his life living in the same house as the man who ...

The birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is celebrated around the country because of the extraordinary social justice impact he made in spite of insurmountable obstacles, obstructions and ...

These fourth and fifth graders will reflect on the enduring influence of Dr. King, presenting speeches that not only honor his legacy but also propose new ideas to strengthen our communities.

Kennedy Jr., Caroline Kennedy, Robert’s cousin, has issued a letter to lawmakers ahead of Robert’s confirmation hearings for Health and Human Services secretary. “I have known Bobby my whole ...

This week, as the confirmation battle over the Trump nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to be secretary of Health and Human Services peaks, as the saying goes: like father, like son.