The New-York Historical Society honor goes to Jonathan Eig, whose “King: A Life” presents the civil rights leader as a brilliant, flawed 20th-century “founding father.” By Jennifer Schuessler Jonathan ...

BLOOMINGTON – The resident-led Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration Commission will host its Annual Commemoration ...

Chicago historian Jonathan Eig won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography for “King: A Life,” his 2023 biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., a bestseller widely recognized for its monumental scope and ...

The Nonfiction Author Series consists of four separate author presentations — each with a hot/cold buffet breakfast and a ...

Martin Luther King Jr. may now be a nationally revered Civil Rights icon whose legacy is celebrated every January, but the road to name a federal holiday in his honor was not an easy one. King, who ...

Two U.S. states honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Do you know which ones? This year, the state and federal holiday also falls ...

The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service will be held at Atlanta's Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, with the theme "Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the ...

New Year's Day kicked off 2025 less than a week ago, and we know that banks and many big retailers were closed. As we jump back into work after the holiday season, we might be wondering when we will ...