The award-winning journalist and historian delivered the University’s 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture, applying historical lessons to present-day challenges and celebrating the power of ordinary ...

"He was one of the great teachers of nonviolence in our time," Martin Luther King III said of Bernard LaFayette.

Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. delivered a passionate and intimate eulogy for his father, civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, reflecting on what he believes is his real legacy in American ...

The civil rights organizer helped lead the student sit-ins that desegregated Nashville’s lunch counters and later became a strategist in the Southern voting rights movement.

This strong academic education also enabled King to hone the breathtaking, riveting speeches that mesmerized the country and the world and positively changed history for so many citizens.

Educators, students and community leaders came together at Martin Luther King High School over the weekend to celebrate a ...

In February 2026, a rumor spread that a banner with the portrait of Turning Point USA co-founder and conservative commentator ...

At King College Prep on Chicago’s South Side, high schoolers got a crash course about the civil rights leader after his death ...

These historic addresses are of great importance as they document the personal and political development of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. grew up in Atlanta before becoming a ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. turned his focus to Chicago 60 years ago this month. The Nobel Peace Prize winner came to the city at the request of Al Raby ...

Accounts of the life of Martin Luther King Jr often present him as a singularly great individual. Yet MLK was profoundly shaped by a vibrant ecosystem of socialists and labor radicals, from Myles ...