Today, on what should have been Martin Luther King Jr.'s 85th birthday, it's time to reflect on his legacy and reimagine the significance of commemorations attached to his name.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has his mug shot taken at a police station house in Montgomery County, Alabama, following his arrest for directing a city-wide boycott of segregated buses, Feb. 21, 1956 ...

In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day also happens to coincide with Inauguration Day, a rare occurrence that last happened in ...

It’s important to remember that the real Martin Luther King Jr., the radical truth-teller rather than the magical hero invented by white America’s mythmaking machine, was a highly unpopular ...

There is often the risk of getting carried away by the eloquence of the Reverend (Dr.) Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK), the African-American civil rights Baptist Minister, so much that a significant ...

Today every American city seems to have a Martin Luther King Boulevard, and old enemies running for office casually invoke his name. But it is important to remember that when the movement that he ...

Since the onset of Israel’s deadly assault on Gaza and the West Bank after the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack, debates have arisen among historians and media pundits about Martin Luther King Jr.’s ...

In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day also happens to coincide with Inauguration Day, a rare occurrence that last happened in 1997, when President Bill Clinton took the oath of office.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., left, appearing in a Chicago news conference with Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist monk from Vietnam, suggests a halt in bombing of Vietnam on May 31, 1966.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1967 speech condemning the Vietnam War offers a powerful moral compass as we face the challenges of our time. This article appears in the April 2024 issue. During a ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the legacy of the American civil rights icon, is this month. Here ...

American Baptist minister and activist Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968) poses for a family portrait with his wife, daughter and two sons at their home in Atlanta, Georgia, July 1962. TPLP ...