1968 at just 39 years old Bettmann Archive/Getty To many of us, Martin Luther King Jr. was a mega-force for the Civil Rights movement — a prolific speaker whose talent for oration and passion ...

This year, on Jan. 20, as we honor and participate in the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, it is also inauguration day in the United States. In this moment of political transition ...

Unlike the many people who are upset that Donald Trump is being inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I see it as ... envision him speaking out against Hamas’ kidnapping and slaughter ...

Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out to become a civil rights activist, according to his biographer. On a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s Book of the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.

Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95 Lawson was an apostle of nonviolent protest — and close adviser to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — who schooled activists to withstand brutal ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated each year in January to honor and remember the Civil Rights leader. His work has inspired millions, even decades after his death. While the Civil ...

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored on Monday at events around the nation. The Civil Rights icon, whose work to end segregation and racism ...