Yolanda Renée King is the sole grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King—and is just as passionate. She ...

Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 9-year-old granddaughter said that if the civil rights leader was alive today, he would recognize that there is still work to be done in America. “I think that he ...

On this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, we should acknowledge – in the face of so much tragedy and depravity – that we are never going to be in a stable position when it comes to injustice.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader and an American hero.Almost every American adult (95% in CBS News polling) believes he was an important figure in US history.. But it wasn’t ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching quickly – Monday, Jan. 15 — and this year, the federal holiday falls on the actual birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader who was assassinated ...

Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out to become a civil rights activist, according to his biographer.. On a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s Book of the Day podcast, Jonathan Eig, author of ...

In some ways it’s a sick irony – the juxtaposition of Trump being inaugurated on Monday, the same day we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. King was a champion for civil and human rights.

Monday, Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The federal holiday is set aside each year to recognize and honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., whose birthday falls on Jan. 15.. As ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s courage, hope, and determined commitment to end segregation is why he’s one of the most influential ...

Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. was on a multinational trip in 1934 with the Baptist World Alliance when he had the idea, according to 1517. He had joined with the Fifth World Congress of Baptist ...