The Fourth of July reminds us of how precious and dearly bought our freedoms are -- and why they’re worth protecting. So let ...

Tia Mitchell and Lori Montenegro also joined Poynter as part of 'Moments of Truth' traveling exhibit to discuss media literacy and press freedom.

Almost four years after his “I Have a Dream” speech, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. arrived at a tent-in demonstration in DuPage County.

The Cherry Hill public schools should not need a settlement agreement to appreciate the necessity of denouncing hatred and ...

Experts say the level of political violence in America over the past few years is likely the highest it’s been since the ...

Senators Ossoff and Warnock reintroduced a bill to designate Atlanta's West Hunter Street Baptist Church a National Historic Site.

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee on April 4, 1968. King was a tireless advocate for equality and is best known for his message of peaceful ...

William Austin Smith, inspired by King’s legendary “I Have a Dream” speech, will perform each evening at 9 p.m. during the fountain show at Martin Luther King, Jr. Park.

It has been almost 57 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead outside of a Memphis, TN, hotel—yet, his legacy continues to make its mark on people across the United States.

Martin Luther King III holds his daughter, Yolanda Renee King, during a wreath laying ceremony at the Martin Luther King Jr. National Monument on Sunday, January 20, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was a prominent American Baptist minister, activist, and leader in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his ...