The two events are coinciding for just the third time since 1986, when the civil rights leader’s birthday was first honored ...

The opera tells the story of the Fisk Jubilee singers, a group of Black singers traveling the country raising funds for Fisk ...

We must honor King’s memory by becoming reacquainted with his fight for social justice, political fairness and economic ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change will mark MLK Day with "moral reflection and prophetic ...

Discover the origins and meaning of Martin Luther King Jr.'s beloved community concept. Learn how it has inspired social justice work for decades.

Activists want to safeguard policies and avoid funding cuts to social-service programs that largely support Black and Latino communities, and to challenge companies that have rolled back or eliminated ...

Our community leaders to whom we owe a deep debt of gratitude for working hard in the face of enormous obstacles to do the ...

UCLA women’s basketball will take on Baylor in the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic, celebrating progress and unity ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He ...

In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the fight for civil rights.

Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former President Bill Clinton. For his second term, Clinton's Inauguration took ...