NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’ podcast Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out to become a civil rights activist, according to his biographer. On a Jan. 3 episode of NPR’s Book of the Day podcast, ...

King employed nonviolent resistance and civil disobedience in his campaigns. He organized peaceful protests, boycotts, and marches to to racial injustice.

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jonathan Eig will visit the Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) on Monday, Feb. 10, to ...

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

(THE CONVERSATION) David Garrow, the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of Martin Luther King Jr., has unearthed ... Garrow had outlined several of King’s marital infelicities in his 1986 biography of ...

Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday has been observed now for 39 years — the same length ...

King III explores his complicated relationship with his father's legend in 'What Is My Legacy?: Realizing a New Dream of Connection, Love and Fulfillment' In 2022, Martin Luther King III ...

AFP PHOTO/FILES (Photo credit should read -/AFP/Getty Images) ORIG FILE ID: FILES-BIO-MARTIN LUTHER KING-MARCH ON WASHINGTON The Baptist minister first came to national prominence during the 1955 ...

In 2025, as we begin our third century, I am hopeful that this community retain its core values of faith, family, fairness, and freedom.

In a joint statement, Martin Luther King III and Bernice King ... Jonathan Eig, who won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for his biography, “King: A Life,” said he has probably read about 90% of the ...