Yolanda Renée King is the sole grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King—and is just as passionate. She ...

In 1956, at a celebration at the old Statler Hotel for the 50th anniversary of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, 27-year-old Martin Luther King inspired the crowd in a speech, “The ...

The Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice will launch a digital archive this fall featuring articles, photos, videos, ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks before crowd of 25,000 in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 25, 1965. (Stephen F. Somerstein / Getty Images ...

The House minority leader made history as he spoke for eight hours and 44 minutes in opposition to the Republicans’ massive ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Sean O'Brien, the colorful and combative leader of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, is providing an unexpected ...

California Rep. Lateefah Simon made sure her voice was heard loud and clear at a congressional hearing that appeared to have ...

Wikimedia Commons/Warren K. Leffler, U.S. News & World Report The 1968 Poor People’s Campaign Martin Luther King Jr. planned ...

Major League Baseball will tip its cap Tuesday to Mobile’s outsized influence on America’s pastime, a city that produced five Hall of Famers and contributed a host of legendary players to the game.

But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!”</p><p>With these words, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. built a crescendo to his final speech on April 3, 1968.