Theater review: Playhouse on Park’s ‘The Mountaintop’ depicts a man reckoning with his legacy

Katori Hall’s drama, set on the eve of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination in 1968, is nicely played in an old-fashioned style at Playhouse on Park.
Brown University

At Brown, Jelani Cobb looks to Martin Luther King Jr.’s writing for context on current political moment

The award-winning journalist and historian delivered the University’s 2026 Martin Luther King Jr. Lecture, applying ...

Former President Barack Obama speaks during final public tribute to the late Rev. Jesse Jackson

Former President Barack Obama said the presidential runs in the 1980s by the late Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. set the stage for ...
Yahoo

6 songs that sample Martin Luther King Jr.’s speeches

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s words didn’t stop moving once the microphones were turned off. Long after his speeches were delivered ...

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil ...

Jesse Jackson dies at 84: Tributes pour in for civil rights icon

Jesse Jackson, one of the world's best-known Black activists who worked alongside Martin Luther King Jr., died at the age of ...
NJ.com

The untold story of young Martin Luther King Jr. comes to Rutgers

Editor’s note: This story was shared as part of a content-sharing agreement between Mosaic.NJ.com and FrontRunnerNJ You can follow them on Facebook and Twitter (or X). Dr. Lenore A. Martin will ...
The New York Times

Steph Curry’s short film about Martin Luther King’s longtime speechwriter scores win at Sundance

Curry’s Sundance short film spotlights Clarence B. Jones, MLK Jr.’s attorney and speechwriter. AP Photo / Chris Pizzello Steph Curry has made a habit of knocking down shots that steal the spotlight ...
MLive

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Selma, Alabama home moved 1,000 miles to Michigan

DEARBORN, MI - A significant piece of American history has been moved from Alabama to Michigan where it will soon be put on permanent display. The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn announced the Dr.
The Digital Universe

More than a day off: What Martin Luther King Jr. Day means to students today

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a conference. His legacy was celebrated on the BYU campus. (Public Domain) Monday, Jan. 19, is a national holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; a day set aside and ...
Newsday

Martin Luther King Jr.'s Hofstra University commencement speech in 1965 called on students to be 'involved participants' in history

In 1965, three months after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. declared from the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, that the aim of the civil rights movement was no more and no less than ...
The Hill

White House issues MLK Day proclamation after criticism

The White House issued a proclamation recognizing the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday late Monday evening, following criticism from activists across the country. “Inspired by the tenets ...