President Trump has announced plans to release classified documents on high-profile assassinations, including that of civil-rights icon Martin Luther King.

From being a preacher in an Atlanta Baptist church to one of the most quoted Civil Rights leaders, Martin Luther King Jr.’s journey was heavily covered by The Tennessean.

a "Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration" will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 20 at Monumental Baptist Church, 704 S. Parkway East. Tennessee State Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, will present a report on the progress of social justice ...

In September 1958, while promoting his first book at a Harlem, New York, bookstore Martin Luther King Jr was stabbed in the chest by a woman with a letter opener.

The family of Martin Luther King Jr. expressed their emotional response to President Trump's decision to declassify records related to his assassination, urging that they be allowed to review the files before their public release,

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 released in 2017.

Martin Luther King Jr., who wrote parts of his “I Have a Dream” speech in South Carolina, was scheduled to be in Columbia on April 3, 1968, the day before he was killed.

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Federal and state offices, banks, as well as postal and trash services will be closed or suspended Monday. Here’s what else you should know.

CHARLOTTE ( QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Monday is a federal holiday in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The American minister and civil rights leader passed away in 1968, but his life and legacy still live on. While his work made waves globally, his work here in the Queen City is lesser known but not to be overlooked.

a "Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration" will be held from 10-11:30 a.m. Jan. 20 at Monumental Baptist Church, 704 S. Parkway East. Tennessee State Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis ...