The world discovered that Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King helped cover the hospital bill for America’s Sweetheart herself – Julia Roberts. It sounds like something straight out ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knew. King, whose birthday is a national holiday, came dozens of times to Florida. As early as February 1958, King made a rousing speech at Bethel AME Church in Miami to ...

STEUBENVILLE, Ohio — The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Association Committee has been in communication with the city of Steubenville about putting up honoree signs. Following a unanimous voice vote ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

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.

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.

“The day I became a staff member at Martin Luther King Jr. Family Services was the day I not only gained a new family, but also became a ‘Keeper of The Dream.’ When you step through the ...

Hinds County Deputy Martin Luther Shields Jr., 37, was fatally shot on Feb. 23 while responding to a domestic dispute call. Hundreds of people, including Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves, attended ...

An American flag at the Highway 18 overpass in honor of Deputy Martin Shields Jr. After the funeral, the procession was escorted by law enforcement to Cedarwood Cemetery, where Shields was laid to ...

He marched for civil rights in Selma, Ala., with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., attended the Second Vatican Council as a Protestant observer, and helped found the antiwar organization Clergy ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- ABC7 presented the 40th Annual Kingdom Day Parade on Monday, celebrating the dream and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The event was moved to February because of ...

The next year, he joined the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the Selma to Montgomery marches for civil rights. Marty was skeptical of the word “tolerance,” which to his ear sounded a tad ...