A new documentary from Stevie Wonder will explore his role in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.

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

Mr. Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” the winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. Great waves of cruelty pound us. Government officials use the law to attack the weak and ...

Jonathan Eig, author of the biography 'King: 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 have plans to become ...

The convergence of Martin Luther King Day and Mr. Trump’s inauguration will be celebrated by some; after all, Mr. Trump’s stunning political comeback was boosted by remarkable gains with ...

Will kids have school? Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old who had been in and out of prison, confessed to killing King and was sentenced to 99 years in jail for it.

Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: 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 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Was a 'Protest Leader Who Really Does Not Like Conflict,' Says Biographer Jonathan Eig, who wrote the acclaimed biography, ‘King: A Life,’ spoke about the civil rights ...

The pain, the deep spiritual faith and the radicalness of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: noted author Jonathan Eig laid it all out for the more than 100 people who came to Kenilworth Union Church on ...

‘King: A Life’ By Jonathan Eig Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 688 pages ‘John Lewis: In Search of the Beloved Community’ By Raymond Arsenault Yale University Press, 588 pages John Lewis first shows up in ...