Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching quickly – Monday, Jan. 15 — and this year, the federal holiday falls on the actual birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader who was assassinated ...

On this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, we should acknowledge – in the face of so much tragedy and depravity – that we are never going to be in a stable position when it comes to injustice.

Martin Luther King Jr. sits for his for police mugshot after his arrest for directing a boycott of segregated buses, Feb. 24, 1956, in Montgomery, Alabama. The LIFE Images Collection/Getty Images. 9.

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is observed yearly on the third Monday in January, but the push to make a federal holiday honoring him was controversial. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

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 ...

BOSTON - On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his historic "I Have a Dream" speech at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Sixty years later, it continues to inspire. "Dr ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. joins host L. Howard Bennett for a discussion on ideas, methods and words of wisdom on how to achieve the goal of a free society for all. From the June 1, 1960 broadcast ...

Updates on the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. A minister and activist, Marting Luther King Jr. was the leader of the American civil rights movement, starting in 1955 until his assassination in 1968.

Popular Martin Luther King Jr. Quotes “Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice. Justice at its best is love correcting everything that stands against love.” ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader and an American hero. Almost every American adult (95% in CBS News polling ) believes he was an important figure in US history. But it wasn’t ...