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

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 ...

This Juneteenth we need to discard the caricatures of King that we so often see and learn from what he actually did and believed. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks before crowd of 25,000 in ...

Alexys Feaster discusses her documentary 'Hoops, Hopes & Dreams,' revealing Dr. MLK Jr.'s basketball passion and its ...

Here's how the Fourth of July deepened the message of Beyonce's Cowboy Carter Tour — and exposed its shortcomings, just ...

As the US celebrates its 250th birthday in 2026, there is no better place to be during this historic milestone than ...

Hours The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours a day, but National Park Service rangers are only available to answer questions from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

MLK Jr. That's why during these "No Kings Day" protests, I implore those exercising their right to peaceful assembly to indeed follow the lead of one king: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Chants of “USA, USA” echoed through a smaller-than-expected crowd at the military parade celebrating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C ... Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of ...

At 6:45 p.m., officers went to the 2900 block of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue SE, where they found a man and a 16-year-old male suffering from gunshot wounds.

Social justice advocates are creating a queer history archive that celebrates Bayard Rustin, a major organizer in the Civil Rights Movement and key architect of the March on Washington. The ...

D.C. is preparing for its largest Juneteenth celebration yet! Here are the must-attend events you should know about before the festivities begin.