The Kennedy Center’s “Let Freedom Ring” tribute to Martin Luther King is moving to the Howard Theater for this year’s ...

Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh shared a vision of ‘beloved community’ that shows how democracy begins not with ...

Georgetown University is moving Let Freedom Ring, its annual event celebrating the life of Martin Luther King Jr., to the ...

Reflecting on MLK's legacy, faith activists and community leaders emphasize the importance of political and social liberation ...

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Quote of the Day highlights the danger of silence during injustice. The message reminds people to ...

Claudette Colvin, whose 1955 arrest for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated Montgomery bus helped spark the modern ...

We celebrate the start of the year with New Year’s Day (Jan. 1) and Martin Luther King Jr. Day (aka MLK Day, on Jan. 20 in ...

St. Joseph and Kansas City were important stops in the life of Walter Cronkite: “Many people forget Cronkite’s deep ties to ...

54- “The Pacific is my home ocean; I knew it first, grew up on its shore, collected marine animals along the coast. I know ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year falls on the third Monday in January - near the civil rights leader’s birthday on Jan.

Like the civil rights movement itself, the federal holiday didn’t come together seamlessly. It wasn't officially adopted ...