(a prominent Democrat of that time), awarding me a foundational grant of $61,000 to establish Operation HOPE following the Rodney King Riots of 1992. Later, he joined forces with President Bill ...

Martin Luther King III discusses the legacy of his iconic father and his emotional struggle to forge a path of his own in an ...

Before Martin Luther King Jr. led marches ... Martin was a brainiac. As Time Magazine reported, he skipped two grades and started college at 15. Let that sink in. Most of us were still figuring ...

King, who was 39 years old at the time, was a polarizing figure to half the country even before his death, said Lerone Martin, director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education ...

For all the parallels between them, Carter and King ... Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park, and he named Coretta Scott King to the U.S. delegation of the United Nations during the ...

Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy is celebrated ... On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday Bill into law. Since that time, the third Monday in January has been a ...

Today, the country pauses to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day with parades ... He "had been a small-time crook, a robber of gas stations and stores, who had served time in prison." ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights ...