Despite freezing outdoor temperatures, students, faculty and members of the community filled Shippensburg University’s Old ...

Studying Dr. King’s legacy through that lens was the focus of Prof. Jacqueline Stewart’s keynote address at the University of ...

The reverend and civil rights leader was a major proponent of using nonviolent protest to fight for equality.

Curry and Ben Proudfoot focused a lens on Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’s speechwriter. Other prizes went to ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech is well known, but there are several other key speeches that also resonate as historical signposts of the Civil Rights Movement.

Several thousand people marched through the fog Monday in Sacramento to honor Martin Luther King Jr., continuing a decades-long tradition. Sacramento’s 44th annual March for a Dream, held on Martin ...

Today we mark the King Holiday Observance and the enduring legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. King was a civil rights leader known for his use of nonviolence to promote change and his iconic "I Have a ...

A local community came together to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. and showcase his legacy through a theatrical production at Mt. Zion Baptist Church ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Martin Luther King III, son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, shares his thoughts on the legacy of his parents ...

The dramatic events of June 1964 in St. Augustine helped break a U.S. Senate filibuster and pass the Civil Rights Act.

The first federal holiday of 2026 is straight ahead. Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year falls on the third Monday in January - near the civil rights leader’s birthday on Jan. 15, 1929. It’s held on ...

The first federal holiday of 2026 is straight ahead. Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year falls on the third Monday in January - near the civil rights leader’s birthday on Jan. 15, 1929. It’s held on ...