Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president, has ...

Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, reflects on his father's legacy and what he considers today's most urgent social justice issues.

Who Was Martin Luther King Jr? Martin Luther King Jr. was a Baptist minister and civil rights activist who had a seismic impact on race relations in the United States, beginning in the mid-1950s.

I’m here to make trouble – good trouble. Good trouble is what we need now because we are in the fight of our lives. The fight ...

Originally, Martin was not his first name, it was actually Michael — his father, Martin Luther King Sr.’s, name was also originally Michael but after a trip to Germany, he changed both Michaels to ...

Communities across the country will soon honor the life and legacy of an American civil rights icon. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday. Like the civil rights movement itself, the ...

The life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored on Monday. The Civil Rights icon, whose work to end segregation and racism through nonviolence earned ...