In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the ...

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the ...

MLK’s legacy lives on in Atlanta where the city hosted “A day on” of services and parades to honor MLK including projects to ...

In the 1960 presidential election, little focus was given to unrest in the South. So Atlanta activist Lonnie C. King came up with a plan, turning to his childhood friend MLK Jr. for support.

Former Atlanta mayor and civil rights leader Andrew Young has been discharged after being hospitalized Friday in what his ...

Sweet Auburn was the cradle of the Civil Rights Movement, known for the birthplace ... a bustling center of Black commerce and culture in Atlanta. But the Downtown district is under threat.

MARTIN: So civil rights leader Lonnie C. King enlisted the help of his childhood friend, Martin Luther King Jr. KING: I planned to put the movement ... were going on in Atlanta 'cause Atlanta ...

“This is where the civil rights movement stands today ... Associated Press reporter Kate Brumback in Atlanta contributed to this report.

While speaking at The King Center in Atlanta back in 2023, Warnock said the Civil Rights Movement icon demonstrated that it matters "not how long you live, but how well you live." "He left us a ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights ...