(WIBW) - Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is right around the corner and ... On Tuesday they held the 18th annual poetry competition for students in grades five through 12 at the Topeka and Shawnee ...

1968 at just 39 years old Bettmann Archive/Getty To many of us, Martin Luther King Jr. was a mega-force for the Civil Rights movement — a prolific speaker whose talent for oration and passion ...

Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.

Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights advocate Martin Luther King Jr., said his father would be “quite disappointed” with the current world, but not surprised. King joined NBC News ...

A Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Showcase presented an array of student performers and their interpretation of the words and ...

Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...

The challenges facing our nation are significant, and the solutions require collaboration, empathy and an unwavering commitment to justice.

Here are some local ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr Day on January 20th! - The Poetry Den will have an open mic night from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. They will be in suite 12 of the Century Center ...

Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95 Lawson was an apostle of nonviolent protest — and close adviser to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — who schooled activists to withstand brutal ...