Before the fire, the Clayborn Temple was undergoing a $25 million restoration that was slated for completion in 2026.

King was drawn to Memphis in 1968 to support some 1,300 predominantly Black sanitation workers who went on strike to protest ...

For those who disapprove of his tactics, who prefer mercy for the marginalized and who wish to fight back but don’t know how, ...

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand has suffered a devastating fire MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- A historic Black church in ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.‘s final campaign in 1968 caught fire early Monday morning and ...

April 28 (Reuters) - A historic Black church in Memphis, Tennessee, that was an organizing point for Martin Luther King's last civil rights campaign caught fire early on Monday morning and was ...