The information contained in the memos won’t be confirmed until 2027. That’s when the FBI’s full audiotapes, photographs and film footage of King will be unsealed per a 1977 court order.

Jonathan Eig, who won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for his biography, “King: A Life,” said he has probably read about 90% of the available government files related to King, including a trounce of files ...

A Life,' spoke on a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s 'Book of the Day' podcast about Martin Luther King Jr., and noted that MLK didn’t ...

Reginald Dwayne Betts went from being a 16-year-old facing a nine-year prison sentence to a MacArthur “genius,” an ...

The dual celebrations of a second Trump inauguration and the civil rights leader’s birth raise profound questions about Black ...

The term “the beloved community” was first used in the early days of the 20th century by the philosopher-theologian Josiah ...

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s courage, hope, and determined commitment to end segregation is why he’s one of the most influential ...

He never suggested that his dream of a discrimination-free society should make us blind to the persistence of racism.

It was first proposed four days after King’s 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...

15 of Martin Luther King Jr.'s Most Powerful Quotes ... Straus and Giroux, is a 600+ page biography that extensively details King Jr.’s multifaceted legacy, including his complicated ...

As a boy growing up in Newton, Martin Karplus was captivated by his older brother’s chemistry set and wanted one of his own. Their parents, however, didn’t want to increase the amount of odd ...