Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.

Every year around this time, I find myself reflecting on my father's dream for our country—a profound vision for justice, freedom, unity, and peace.

The couple’s new podcast and book challenge the idea of legacy as an endpoint—instead, it’s a daily practice of action and change.

On Monday we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and inaugurating Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States. That may seem like an odd pairing, especially to those of us who believe Mr. Trump has fueled a culture of skepticism, denial and indifference to matters of injustice.

Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.

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.

The dual celebrations of a second Trump inauguration and the civil rights leader’s birth raise profound questions about Black leadership and progress toward the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream.

The Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration Committee of St. Johns County hosts St. Augustine’s 40th Annual Commemorative Event on Saturday, January 18 to celebrate the memory of Dr. King and his great influence in the passage of the Civil Rights Act in 1964.

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WBNG) -- Martin Luther King III, Martin Luther King Jr.‘s and Coretta Scott King’s eldest son, will speak at Binghamton University’s upcoming fireside chat. King is an ...

King’s fight for racial equality was built on the idea that all people are created in God’s image. It was the reason he believed every person — regardless of their race — deserved dignity, respect and equal rights. In Islam, the idea that we are created from a single soul highlights our shared humanity (Quran 4:1).

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama previously took presidential oaths of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, in both cases, the men were starting their second consecutive te

In these quiet ways — and others — people across the Washington region will honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday while thousands of others converge on the nation’s capital to celebrate President-elect Donald Trump being sworn in for a second term.