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October 13, 2025
A 26-year-old man has been charged with criminal damage after vandalizing a monument at The King Center in Atlanta.
October 7, 2025
Lionel Richie gets candid about his memoir, “Truly,” growing up during the Civil Rights era, and politics today. 
September 30, 2025
Bernice King, CEO of The King Center and daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., opens up about her former…
September 12, 2025
This week, Dr. Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., condemned the killing of conservative influencer Charlie
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September 11, 2025
Conservative commentator, Charlie Kirk's death has fueled online backlash and reflection. MLK's s son says healing is the urgent task.
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August 6, 2025
Winter Park, Florida, recently revealed a new Martin Luther King Jr. statue, but community members are calling for a do-over.
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July 22, 2025
Pressley reacts to the 240,000-page release, which she describes as an attempt to "sully one of our nation's greatest leaders."
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July 21, 2025
The surviving children of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. urge that the unsealed files be "viewed within their full historical…
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April 27, 2025
Boston celebrates the 60 year anniversary of 1965 Freedom Rally at a time when the Trump administration is waging war…
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January 23, 2025
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s family reacts hours after Trump signed the executive order during an Oval Office signing.
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January 20, 2025
Critics say President Trump's anti-DEI agenda for his second administration contradicts what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. stood for.
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January 20, 2025
On MLK Day, civil rights leaders are reflecting on the day’s ironic juxtaposition to the inauguration of Donald Trump.
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January 19, 2025
During his pre-inauguration "victory rally," Trump slammed DEI as "destructive" and said he would declassify FBI files on MLK.
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November 25, 2024
When Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025, it will coincidentally fall on the federal holiday that honors Dr. Martin…
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June 28, 2024
Alberta King, the mother of the civil rights leader, was killed by a Black man who was inspired by harmful…
Coretta Scott King greets her husband, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., with a kiss
April 15, 2024
Gene Herrick captured the 1956 image of Martin Luther King Jr. smiling as he was kissed by his wife on…
February 13, 2024
This Black History Month, the White House will host descendants of civil rights icons and historical figures, theGrio exclusively reports.
February 1, 2024
Gina Prince-Bythewood, Aaron Pierre and other "Genius: MLK/X" creatives talk mental health and humanity in their new series.
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January 18, 2024
From repurposing the words of MLK to declaring that "America is not a racist country," the gaslighting of Black people…
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January 17, 2024
ESPN's Pat McAfee managed to make MLK Day about himself while embracing an expression that includes the N-word.