Dr. Bernice King, the daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was given the key to the city by Mayor Eddie Melton for her tireless work to advance justice, equity, and nonviolence.

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement.

In honor of MLK Day, read the most famous Martin Luther King Jr. quotes. Find powerful words and messages on justice, freedom, love and equality.

Martin Luther King was originally named Michael King before changing both his name and his son’s name.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter, Dr. Bernice King, is honored with a key to the city in Gary, IN, for her dedication to justice and equity.

As summer unfolds and July 4 approaches, our thoughts turn to freedom, family, and the profound power of service. Together, our family—Martin, Arndrea, and our daughter Yolanda—invite you to ...

In Focus: Martin Luther King Jr. Day In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday has never coincided with the inauguration of a ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

On Monday we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and inaugurating Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. That may seem like an odd pairing, especially to those of us who ...

The content of King’s character? It was ferocious. He never suggested that his dream of a discrimination-free society should make us blind to the persistence of racism.

During Martin Luther King Jr.'s years of public appearances, he visited S.C. 10 times between 1959 and 1967, favoring the Penn Center in as a special retreat.