At Ford’s Theatre, first-time playwright Chess Jakobs is making a sensational debut with “The American Five,” a smart and captivating origin story of King’s “I Have a Dream” speech. Far from a dry ...

On Aug. 28, 1963, my father stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and summoned a nation to listen – not merely to a speech, but to a vision. He dreamed out loud, daring America to imagine itself ...

I think that Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech is very powerful. It is hard for me to imagine what it might be like to only dream of being treated fairly, but I know that there are ...

CHICAGO -- The National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum unveiled the first talking Martin Luther King Jr. bobblehead Monday. The bobblehead, which is officially licensed through King's estate, ...

Aug. 28 (UPI) --On this date in history: In 1922, a New York City realty company paid $100 for the first radio commercial, on station WEAF. In 1941, Nazi German, Hungarian and Ukrainian police ...

Bernice A. King has never been one for protocol, especially when she has good intentions. So when she found herself in the Vatican on March 12, 2018, in a private, quiet moment with Pope Francis, the ...

Tchanori Kone's words won her the first place at a Houston speech competition. — -- A fifth-grade Texas girl paid tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. nearly 50 years after his death with ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As the nation marks the 62nd anniversary of the largest gathering for civil rights in our country's history, Martin Luther King Jr's "I have a dream speech" on the National Mall, we ...

As we marked the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday, the same day as Donald Trump’s second presidential inauguration, I was reminded of a famous quote from another King: ”Can we all get ...

Rights leaders of the '60s say MLK legacy lives on in vision, if not execution. Jan. 21, 2013— -- Rev. Joseph Lowery remembers when the 1960s South was burning with racism -- the day a white man ...

Believe it or not, to legally watch that famous Martin Luther King "I Have a Dream" speech -- arguably one of the most hallowed moments in American history -- costs $10 thanks to the twisted state of ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Surrounded by hundreds of community members, South Bend city leaders held a ribbon cutting ceremony Friday morning to celebrate the completion of the new 40,000 square foot ...