Steve Schapiro tells the stories behind many of his iconic photographs in the new documentary, 'Steve Schapiro: Being ...

The New-York Historical Society honor goes to Jonathan Eig, whose “King: A Life” presents the civil rights leader as a brilliant, flawed 20th-century “founding father.” By Jennifer Schuessler Jonathan ...

Stanford University celebrated the grand opening of the Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute on Monday ...

President Jimmy Carter played a pivotal role in preserving Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home and neighborhood by designating it as a national historic site, now a national park. Carter's close ...

More than a half century ago, on April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. took the stage at Mason Temple, a Black church in ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s enduring legacy emphasizes that true character is revealed during challenges, not comfort. His quote ...

Researching Martin Luther King Jr.’s connection with Brooklyn, we discovered that on May 29, 1966, he gave a 45-minute speech at the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Bedford Stuyvesant called “Guidelines ...

Everything can change in a blink of an eye The following 25 pictures are your last glimpse into lives cut short. From ...

In “The Mountaintop,” on the last night of his life, King is yearning for some rest, some inspiration, and a few Pall Mall cigarettes, when he receives a mysterious visitor in the guise of a motel ...

The day begins with Curry’s address at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall.