Feb 05 California governor pardons gay civil rights leader in new initiative By Don Thompson, Associated Press Rustin was a confidant of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and a key organizer of the March on Washington in 1963. Continue reading
Jan 20 How a heritage of black preaching shaped MLK’s voice in calling for justice By Kenyatta R. Gilbert, The Conversation Much of King’s legacy lives on in such arresting oral performances. They made him a global figure. Continue reading
Jan 19 US marks King holiday amid fears of deep racial divisions By Corey Williams, Associated Press As the nation marks the holiday honoring King, the mood surrounding it is overshadowed by deteriorating race relations in an election season that has seen one candidate of color after another quit the 2020 presidential race. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 7:01 On MLK Day, the need for a ‘deeply moral argument’ about American injustice On Martin Luther King Day, we return to a segment we first aired last year, about an effort to revive one of Dr. King’s signature programs, what he called the Poor People’s Campaign. Judy Woodruff sat down with Reverend William… Continue watching
Jan 21 WATCH: Trump marks MLK day with memorial visit By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The president had been criticized earlier in the day by the Rev. Al Sharpton, who said it was "an insult to the American people" that the White House was not commemorating the holiday with an event. Continue reading
May 30 Watch 9:50 Poor People’s Campaign asks America to face the injustices keeping millions in poverty Shortly before his death, Martin Luther King Jr. called for an economic revolution with protections for the poorest Americans. Half a century later, a group of religious and moral leaders are planning a revival of the Poor People's Campaign, with… Continue watching
Apr 06 Watch 7:58 Harry Belafonte: To realize Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream, white America needs to change course By PBS News Hour To mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination, special correspondent Charlayne Hunter-Gault sits down with one of his closest friends, artist and activist Harry Belafonte, who remembers how they met and what made King so special, as… 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
Apr 04 Watch 5:56 50 years on, Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy lives out loud By PBS News Hour On April 4, 1968, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. -- in Memphis, Tennessee, to support striking sanitation workers -- was shot to death on a hotel balcony. What followed was a national reckoning and the greatest wave of social… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 15:38 Where the march for civil rights stands today By PBS News Hour Martin Luther King Jr.'s struggle for Americans' civil rights -- and his assassination 50 years ago in Memphis -- changed the world. Judy Woodruff sits down with civil rights activist Vernon Jordan, syndicated columnist Connie Schultz, Vann Newkirk of The… Continue watching