Today was a day of great pride that reminds us how far we’ve come and forces us to remember how far we have yet to go, NAACP President Benjamin T. Jealous told The Root on Sunday after the dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial ...

From Hyannis to Wellfleet, check out some of the MLK Jr. Day events and services on Cape Cod during the Jan. 17-19 long weekend.

James Simpson, left, was 32 when he heard Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech. James, who died in April, had planned to attend the formal dedication of the King memorial in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Loerna, right. She left Corvallis on Monday night to attend Sunday’s event. (Contributed photo) Staff and news services

Hundreds gathered in the Mountainlair Ballroom Saturday for the Center for Black Culture's annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Breakfast.

Yesterday, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, people were looking down, rather than up. A crowd of tourists, activists and elected officials, along with a crush of media, stood on the wide granite landing at the foot of the marble chamber to photograph ...

"Details how Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity conceived, developed, nurtured, and led the movement to build a monument in honor of its most iconic member and civil rights legend, Martin Luther King, Jr. This historical DVD takes an in-depth look at the history ...