Martin Luther King Jr. 'Knew That His Own Government Was Out to Destroy Him.' Here's What Helped Him Persevere
A Life,' spoke on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s 'Book of the Day' podcast about Martin Luther King Jr., and noted that MLK didn’t ...
The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin ...
Martin Luther King III says, on Trump's inauguration, there needs be to be a return of civility
Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS ...
One sneeze could have killed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. | OPINION
Guest columnist Brittany Talissa King writes we 'celebrate' what Dr. King did, but we don't seem too interested in why it ...
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Black patriotism and Martin Luther King Jr.
It is often forgotten that Martin Luther King Jr. was a deeply patriotic American ... popular on campuses and in liberal newsrooms, is a sophomoric indulgence for blacks in the [21st] century ...
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Events to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, starting this weekend
Events honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have been scheduled over the holiday weekend. All events are free unless ...
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The content of King’s character? It was ferocious.
Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday has been observed now for 39 years — the same length ...