The information contained in the memos won’t be confirmed until 2027. That’s when the FBI’s full audiotapes, photographs and film footage of King will be unsealed per a 1977 court order.

Martin Luther King Jr is remembered for his tireless work during the Civil Rights Movement and his dream that one day ...

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 ...

Reginald Dwayne Betts went from being a 16-year-old facing a nine-year prison sentence to a MacArthur “genius,” an ...

The dual celebrations of a second Trump inauguration and the civil rights leader’s birth raise profound questions about Black ...

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

He never suggested that his dream of a discrimination-free society should make us blind to the persistence of racism.

Between 1957 and his assassination on April 4, 1968, at age 39, Martin Luther King Jr. gave 2,500 speeches, wrote sermons and ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just over the horizon, this year taking place on Monday 20 January. Here’s why the day is important – plus which countries celebrate it. Why Do We Celebrate Martin Luther ...

King headed the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) and through his nonviolent marches and protests he helped ...

15 of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Most Powerful Quotes ... Straus and Giroux, is a 600+ page biography that extensively details King Jr.’s multifaceted legacy, including his complicated ...

As a boy growing up in Newton, Martin Karplus was captivated by his older brother’s chemistry set and wanted one of his own. Their parents, however, didn’t want to increase the amount of odd ...