Meanwhile came the revivals of the nonmusical “Purlie Victorious” (one recent famous one running on Broadway, 2023-24, and in ...

Readers discuss Philip Glass’s refusal to allow the performance of his symphony at the Kennedy Center. Also: Real leaders at a time of crisis.

On a March day in 1955, 15-year-old Claudette Colvin boarded a segregated city bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Under Jim Crow ...

These historic addresses are of great importance as they document the personal and political development of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade took place in South Los Angeles on Monday morning, bringing together hundreds of people. The event, hosted by the Los Angeles Sentinel and Bakewell Media, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. III and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, laid a wreath at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall before speaking to and taking pictures with a small crowd.

Mr. King is chair of the Drum Major Institute and the son of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. Ornstein is a retired scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. The future of the Voting Rights ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington D.C., as seen on Dec. 2, 2018. (Brett Bowers via Getty Images) Let’s visit one of Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches. No, not that one. I’m talking ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored on Monday. The Civil Rights icon, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday, Jan. 19. Florida and federal offices will be closed on the day, although most stores and restaurants will be open. All Florida schools will be ...

Martin Luther King Day is a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January to celebrate the civil rights leader's legacy. Communities in Upstate South Carolina, including Greenville, ...

ATLANTA - The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change has released details for its 2026 King Holiday Observance, a multi-day national celebration leading up to the federal Martin ...