Despite being a revered leader of the civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was actually conflict avoidant, says biographer Jonathan Eig. In an interview published by NPR’s Book of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King have one grandchild. Their son, Martin Luther King III, and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, share a daughter, Yolanda Renee King, born in 2008.

Party in the Park is back. The 28th season of the concert series at Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park kicked off on ...

Related: Remembering Martin Luther King Jr. with 15 of His Most Powerful Quotes “He was a very difficult man,” Eig said of King Sr., who died in 1984. “He was very stubborn.

Today, the country pauses to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parades, speeches and acts of service.. At 8 a.m., the MLK Breakfast will take place at the Julia T. & Charles W. Cherry Sr ...

57 powerful Martin Luther King Jr. quotes about courage, love and equality "I got a knot on me right now where a dog bit me in Birmingham, Alabama, where we were marching for civil rights ...

MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Celebration committee awarded scholarships to local high ...

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