Bernice King urges people to honor MLK's legacy beyond a day, focusing on his teachings and work. King Center plans events leading up to MLK Day.

Coretta Scott ... of President Jimmy Carter. Here are some of her observations. “As we prepare for a new presidential administration — or a repeat in some ways — this King holiday, I am ...

As Donald Trump places his hand atop the Bible, I'll be reading Martin Luther King Jr.'s historic "Letter from a Birmingham ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He ...

It took a long political effort to make the King Holiday commemoration a federal law. ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, ...

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

Coretta Scott King, Andrew Young, and other civil rights leaders saw ... “He even got teased in school for sounding Black,” said Jonathan Alter, author of “His Very Best: Jimmy Carter, a Life.” When ...

“Jimmy Carter had as strong a rural ... appointed Black Georgians to key posts and formed a friendship with King's parents ...

In November 1979, despite the endorsement of President Jimmy Carter ... vehemently championed by King’s widow, Coretta King Scott. After the 1979 defeat of the bill, Wonder wrote “Happy ...

Maryland’s participation in the Coretta Scott King Classic is an opportunity to honor the family legacy and emphasize women’s ...

Soprano Laquita Mitchell, MLK Celebration Choir deliver powerful performances in tribute to civil rights leader at Severance ...