Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. Mary Ellen Ford was a 21-year-old cook at Memphis’ Lorraine ...

The conspiracies behind each assassination that continue to enthrall amateur sleuths - As the deadline for the release of the ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. April 4 marks the anniversary of the day Dr. Martin Luther King ...

The fact that slaves were sold in St. Augustine isn't in dispute; in 1827, the young New England writer Ralph Waldo Emerson ...

A vigil for the woman who was the third of three Portland homicides within 14 hours will begin at 5 p.m. Saturday at the spot ...

Days after King's assassination, legislation was drafted to have Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but it would be another 15 years before King was recognized with a day and even longer for all of the ...

The assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. is getting a fresh look after President Donald Trump signed an executive order aimed at declassifying the remaining federal records relating to his 1968 ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...