Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a street name is a powerful gesture—but many American cities miss the mark. Instead ...

a photographer captured images of the roads that bear the civil rights leader’s name The upper portion of a statue depicting Martin Luther King Jr. at MacGregor Park in Houston on November 28 ...

Thanks to South Dakota State University student Thomas Reynolds, Brookings will be the first town in South Dakota with a road ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

The name we recognize today as one of the most powerful voices during the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., was originally not named “Martin Luther.” His father decided to change their ...

A Life,' spoke on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s 'Book of the Day' podcast about Martin Luther King Jr., and noted that MLK didn’t have plans to become a civil rights leader when he joined the Montgomery ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KATV) — The Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission and Lil Reds Athletics hosted the Historic Ninth Street District Cleanup, a community event used to preserve the history ...

The name we recognize today as one of the most powerful voices during the Civil Rights Movement, Martin Luther King Jr., was originally not named “Martin Luther.” His father decided to change ...