I cover global and domestic health care and conservation. Martin Luther King Jr. spent his final days protesting the hazardous work conditions suffered by black sanitation workers in Memphis.

A federal judge is weighing a request from the Trump administration to unseal records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin ...

The materials are scheduled to be unsealed in 2027, but President Trump signed an executive order in January aimed at moving ...

The couple’s new podcast and book challenge the idea of legacy as an endpoint—instead, it’s a daily practice of action and change.

Martin Luther King Jr. addresses some 2,000 people in Memphis, Tennessee, on the eve of his death. He was slain on April 4, 1968. Getty Images Luckily for America, King's Christian vision prevailed.

In 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial and delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech. His words painted a vision of racial equality, justice, and harmony ...

As the president wages a war on DEI and threatens to roll back other civil rights efforts, the King family is continuing the ...

On Monday we’re celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day and inaugurating Donald Trump ... Dr. King was buoyed by a vision of peace between God and humanity outlined by the Hebrew prophets in ...

Martin Luther King III will join Memphis Mayor Paul Young and the director of Historic Clayborn Temple on Wednesday as they ...

From the pulpit to the picket line, King’s vision for justice was expansive, costing him his life. Here are seven of Martin Luther King Jr.’s most powerful quotes, revealing both the heart and ...