Eig said the “watering down” of King’s radical message is intentional, noting that King’s close friend Harry Belafonte believed the national holiday was designed to destroy King’s power — the holiday ...

The protesters of the civil rights movement didn’t just show up. They planned for every eventuality. It’s a lesson that’s starkly relevant today.

Events in Selma, Ala. six decades ago helped win support for the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Today local activists say they're still fighting stubborn segregation, poverty and gun violence.

James "Spider" Martin was assigned to photograph the protests in Alabama after civil rights activist Jimmie Lee Jackson was ...

From Bloody Sunday to Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech, James "Spider" Martin was always a step ahead of the ...

Led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., between 3,000 and 8,000 marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge out of Selma on their ...

As people gather in Selma to remember "Bloody Sunday,'' some call for action. "We're still in the midst of this struggle,’’ said Bryan Stevenson.

Alongside Martin Luther King in that pivotal moment for civil rights marched Greek Orthodox Archbishop of the Americas Iakovos.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. knew. King, whose birthday is a national holiday, came dozens of times to Florida. As early as February 1958, King made a rousing speech at Bethel AME Church in Miami to ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was the muse for artist Samuel Benson. Salvaged from a crack house in Chester, Pennsylvania, the work is on display until Feb. 28.

Martin Short wasn't in the building as he finally picked up the first Screen Actors Guild Award of his career. The comedian, 74, earned a surprise win at Sunday's SAG Awards for best actor in a ...

Plus, with two debuts, Drake now boasts a record-extending 80 top 10s. By Gary Trust Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s “Luther” lifts a spot to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. The single ...