The New-York Historical Society honor goes to Jonathan Eig, whose “King: A Life” presents the civil rights leader as a brilliant, flawed 20th-century “founding father.” By Jennifer Schuessler Jonathan ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is not celebrated as a typical holiday with a day off from work or school, spent in recreation and relaxation. “We treat today as an on day, not an off day,” said Elta ...

Jonathan Eig worked as a reporter for various newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, before becoming a bestselling author. His 2017 biography of Muhammad Ali, titled Ali: A Life, won the ...

Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcasted on Jan. 12, 2024. Find that audio here. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knew as a college student that he was going to "kill Jim Crow." We learn about King in ...

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in an undated photo. (OSV News photo/CNS file) Martin Luther King Jr. once characterized the times in which he lived as “life’s restless sea.” His own turbulent ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — With the play “The Mountaintop,” the Black Theatre Troupe of Upstate NY is proving Black History Month is not just a fabricated event to entertain African-American audiences. The work ...

Martin Luther King Jr. had four children with his wife Coretta Scott King: Yolanda, Martin, Dexter and Bernice. Here's ...

The upcoming 40 th Annual Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Luncheon, March and Service programs will be held in Norwich to recognize the accomplishments of the late Dr. King. The ...

Beryl New, a Kansas State Board of Education member and a Kansas African American Affairs commissioner, sings the Black national anthem "Lift Every Voice and Sing," at a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day ...

Three-day weekends are great, but Martin Luther King Jr. Day is foremost an important time to reflect on the legacy of the man the day is named after, and also on the complicated way the country ...

This story first aired on 2/18/2015. If you’ve seen the movie “Selma,” you know that one of Martin Luther King, Jr.’s favorite gospel songs was “Take My Hand, Precious Lord” by Thomas A. Dorsey. The ...