Nation Dec 08 Woman arrested for attempted arson of birthplace of Martin Luther King Jr. By Associated Press
Nation May 16 Watch 8:34 New MLK Jr. biography reveals civil rights leader was misquoted in criticism of Malcolm X The first major biography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in roughly forty years is out. Jonathan Eig's "King: A Life" has important new revelations about the civil rights leader and what he dealt with as a public activist and… By Geoff Bennett, Karina Cuevas
Nation Jan 16 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: Black boxes found at Nepal plane crash site In our news wrap Monday, search teams in Nepal retrieved the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from the site of a plane crash that killed at least 69 people, President Biden marked this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday by…
Arts Jan 16 Watch 9:10 ‘The Embrace’ sculpture celebrates Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy in Boston In 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. celebrated his Nobel Peace Prize with an embrace of his wife, Coretta. In Boston, there was another celebration based on that moment. A 20-foot tall, 19-ton bronze sculpture called “The Embrace” that depicts four… By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport
Nation Apr 04 360 video: How these 3 African American businesses survived decades of turmoil Fifty-one years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. and the ensuing D.C. riots, three black-owned businesses that have weathered decades-long hurdles offer a small glimpse into the tight-knit community and bustling neighborhood as it once stood. By Deema Zein, Mahlia Posey
Apr 05 Watch 6:46 Memphis activist who remembers Martin Luther King Jr.’s last days is still fighting By PBS News Hour In Martin Luther King Jr.’s final days, he traveled to Memphis to lend his voice to the city's black sanitation workers, who were protesting poor working conditions. Fred Davis, who helped negotiate an end to the strike, marched with King… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Robert Kennedy’s moving remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. By Mary Fecteau After Martin Luther King Jr. was killed, Kennedy delivered a meditation that mourned King, embraced his message of non-violence and challenged America to confront the “mindless menace of violence” that pervades society. Continue reading
Jan 20 Lost speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. surfaces in New York By Stephen Fee In November 2013, an intern at the New York State Museum in Albany, N.Y., uncovered the only known recording of a speech delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Sept. 12, 1962, at the Park Sheraton Hotel in New… Continue reading
Aug 28 Watch President Obama: ‘I Have Not Made a Decision’ on Syria President Obama said he had not yet made his decision regarding a U.S. strike on Syria. Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch Watch MLK, III Speak at 50th Anniversary of MOW Watch MLK, III Speak at 50th Anniversary of MOW… Continue watching