Americans are honoring the memory of slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today. King, born Jan. 15, 1929, led a non-violent resistance movement that brought about massive changes in ...

The Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr sparked a wave of progress that swept the U.S. throughout the 1950s and 60s, the ripples of which are still being felt to this day. His commitment to ...

As one of the most influential voices in the civil rights movement, Martin Luther King Jr. helped change the course of history. Today, as we celebrate his legacy, we are reminded of just how true his ...

Dear Readers: Wishing you all a very happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day! I thought it would be a good time to find some impactful quotes from presidential inaugural speeches and ...

Honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. Every January, we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday and the inspiring legacy he left behind over 50 years after his assassination in 1968. Martin Luther ...

Today (Monday, Jan. 16) the Martin Luther King Day holiday, a the time set aside to honor King, the slain civil rights leader who message of equality and justice changed America. King, a native of ...

Monday, Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal holiday is set aside each year to recognize and honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday falls on Jan. 15. As an ...

Jon Matthew Hopkins knows how to hammer home a message. The Morristown High School senior cited his dad's use of a mallet as a meat tenderizer, in a heartfelt speech that moved preachers and listeners ...

"Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter." -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. That famous quote from the civil rights icon and Nobel Peace Prize recipient stands as a ...

96 years after his birth on Jan. 15, 1929, and nearly 62 years after his historic "I Have a Dream" speech (in 1963), Martin Luther King, Jr.'s stirring words and writings remain as relevant and ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Mall in Washington DC during the March on Washington, where King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech in August 1963.. Photo: AFP via Getty Images If you’re in ...