Jonathan Eig, speaking Thursday at the National Writers Series, won a Pulitzer for 'King: A Life.' Now, comes a look at ...

Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...

Eig's most recent book, "King: A Life," recently won a Pulitzer Prize and explores the complexities of Martin Luther King Jr.'s life. Eig's research for his books relies heavily on primary sources ...

The bestselling historian and podcaster Tom Holland will publish a “big idea” title arguing the the social reforms of the ...

This was one of the great lessons learned by Martin Luther King Jr. and others in the Civil Rights Movement. There was little that was spontaneous about their movement, and that was a good thing.

On Feb. 27, second grade students in Mallory Courtney’s class at Slaughter Elementary School learned about the life and work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The students then shared their ...

Protest songs have been part of American history for centuries — from “Yankee Doodle” during the Revolutionary War period to “Okie from Muskogee” by Merle Haggard to Kendrick Lamar’s “Alright” — and ...

As the deadline for the release of the files looms, Rhian Lubin revisits some of the outlandish and more compelling theories ...

The Southern California Independent Bookstore Bestsellers list for Sunday, March 16, 2025, including hardcover and paperback ...

Other authors who mean a lot to the musician (and now children’s book writer): Kevyn Aucoin and Hilary Mantel. Karen Russell’s “The Antidote” is set in 1930s Nebraska, when the promising ...

By Dwight Garner How the Movies Made Joan Didion a Great American Writer A new book by Alissa Wilkinson argues that the iconic writer’s imagination and signature style were profoundly shaped by ...

"Bloody Sunday changed my father, both as a man and human being, and it opened his eyes to the depth of the struggle for ...