Realizing a New Dream of Connection, Love and Fulfillment' In 2022, Martin Luther King III, the son of the legendary slain civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr., talked to PEOPLE about what ...

The date was Aug. 28, 1963. An estimated quarter of a million people came to Washington D.C. on a sun-filled day to march for jobs and civil rights. The peaceful protest culminated with the Rev ...

The preacher and civil rights activist tells us that we can all live and work together to make society a better place.

On Thursday, his eldest son, Martin Luther King III, followed in his father’s footsteps, speaking to students from the same stage as his father. The message – peace and unity. Photojournalist ...

he became inspired by Martin Luther, the leader of the Protestant Reformation. Once he’d returned home, King changed his and his son’s names to Martin Luther. Still, some of Martin Luther King ...

For our complete Black History Month coverage, click here. When he was born Jan. 15, 1929, Martin Luther King Jr.’s name was Michael. It’s the name originally on his birth certificate. He was named ...

Wait, Michael? Yep, you read that right. His father, Martin Luther King Sr., originally named his son after himself, but a life-changing trip to Germany inspired him to change both their names to ...

He is the son of the late Dr. A.D. King, the only brother of Martin Luther King Jr. Local: Advocates push for sanctuary status in Kent County, commissioners decline to consider Dr. King will ...

Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...