"While others were advocating for freedom by 'any means necessary,' including violence, Martin Luther King Jr. used the power ...

On the evening of April 3, 1968, the day before he was assassinated, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke to Memphis sanitation ...

Federal and state offices, banks, as well as postal and trash services will be closed or suspended Monday. Here’s what else ...

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the ...

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...

In Harlem, New York, while signing copies of his first book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” Izola Ware Curry stabbed King with a ...

On March 8, 1965, The Tennessean ran coverage of the march on Selma, Alabama, led by Martin Luther King Jr. where protesters ...

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

Our community leaders to whom we owe a deep debt of gratitude for working hard in the face of enormous obstacles to do the ...

We must honor King’s memory by becoming reacquainted with his fight for social justice, political fairness and economic ...

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements ...

From a visit to the National Civil Rights Museum to MLK Days of Service, here are some ways to celebrate Martin Luther King ...