Jonathan Eig, author of the biography ‘King ... Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out to become a civil rights activist, according to his ...

As we pay tribute to his life and legacy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day — observed on the third Monday of January in recognition of his birthday on Jan. 15, 1929 — we revisit some of his most ...

When we think of Martin Luther King Jr., we often think of the civil rights leader and icon. But beneath this layer, another side of MLK was a brilliant economic thinker with a vision of financial ...

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

A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday has been observed now for 39 years — the same length as King’s life. At the time of the ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated each year in ... but Tennessee authorities refused to reopen the case, according to biography.com and Stanford. The Lorraine Motel is located in ...

Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Garrow had outlined several of King’s marital infelicities in his 1986 biography of King ... What will the next Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations look like? Will other details emerge? Will more ...

The chairman and CEO of the Los Angeles Kingdom Day Parade, the nation's largest and longest running celebration of Dr.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s courage, hope ... for celebrity monologues honoring the American activist. The American bio-doc lets the events speak for themselves through archival footage, speeches ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — This year, there are a plethora of opportunities around the Portland metro area to celebrate, reflect and give back on Martin Luther King Jr. Day through acts of service.