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Across the United States, cities, civil rights groups, and various organizations are honoring and remembering Dr. King.

Atlanta police are investigating a shooting that occurred Tuesday evening near a barbershop on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive. One victim self-transported to a hospital while a juvenile was injured by ...

The second MLK Honor Walk at South Bend's MLK Dream Center was washed out by rain, but the message remained the same.

April 4 marks the 58th anniversary of the day Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis.

Civil rights leader and American icon Rev. Jesse Jackson died early Tuesday morning at the age of 84. In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him ...