The reverend and civil rights leader was a major proponent of using nonviolent protest to fight for equality.

Karine Jean-Pierre visited Illinois State University for the annual MLK Jr. Cultural Dinner. The former White House press ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Communities across Michigan soon celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, honoring a key civil rights icon in U.S. history. Ahead of ...

After President Donald Trump said in an interview last week that landmark civil rights laws have resulted in white people being “very badly treated” and facing “reverse discrimination,” Bernice King ...

Martin Luther King III sharply criticized recent changes at the historic museum at the home of assassinated civil rights ...

Martin Luther King Jr. said social progress "comes through the tireless efforts and the persistent work of dedicated individuals." ...

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil-rights activist who helped end segregation in the US. Martin wasn't his given name: He was born Michael King Jr., after his father. At 35, he became the ...