Toward the end of Wednesday's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Essay Contest Capstone Event, Hormel Foods Chairman of the Board, ...

Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, "I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are ...

U.S. Sen. Chris Murphy recently announced the winners of his ninth annual "Martin Luther King Jr. Day Essay Contest." ...

Essay contest theme inspired by King sermon in 1957 “What are you doing for others?” In several of his writings and speeches, ...

1968 at just 39 years old Bettmann Archive/Getty To many of us, Martin Luther King Jr. was a mega-force for the Civil Rights movement — a prolific speaker whose talent for oration and passion ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark ...

Two Rochester students are among those being honored by Hormel Foods as winners of the 14th annual Martin Luther King Jr.

Linden Street School third grader Emily Munoz was recognized as a 5th Congressional District winner in Senator Chris Murphy’s ...

Civil rights leader Rev. James Lawson Jr. dies at 95 Lawson was an apostle of nonviolent protest — and close adviser to Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. — who schooled activists to withstand brutal ...