From civil rights (Martin Luther King, Jr and Bobby Kennedy, Sr.) to law (Sandra Day O’Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Antonin Scalia), to business (Warren Buffet, Ralph Nadar) to music (Elvis, Bob ...

Elizabeth Farish, the museum’s chief curator, said the immediate Cousins family was active in the People’s Baptist Church at “The Pearl,” a famed Portsmouth church where Martin Luther King ...

Martin Luther King was originally named Michael King before changing both his name and his son’s name.

Rev. Peter Johnson writes about the Martin Luther King Jr. he knew: He was brilliant, athletic and kind. I can see him laughing, singing in that deep, rich, ...

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements and political changes.

Today's challenges — from educational inequality and economic disparity, to voter suppression and police violence — demand that we engage with King's full legacy, not just the portions that we ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Martin Luther King Sr. was a key advocate for Carter in his 1976 campaign and delivered the benediction at the his nominating convention that year and four years later.

Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.

Carter “sometimes juggled the line to get into office,” said Bernice King, daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated two years before Carter’s election as Georgia governor ...

Black businesses are rich in history. From newspapers to banks to restaurants and more, Black-owned businesses are an ...