It’s clear that the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s nonviolence movement benefited from Clarence B. Jones’ North Philly swag. Jones’ gravelly voice narrates The Baddest Speechwriter of All, Steph ...

Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national ...

In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the ...

The project is co-directed by two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot - recognized for The Queen of Basketball and The Last ...

WRAL News reports on a new documentary exploring the links between Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and famed poet Langston Hughes, ...

From MLK’s office to Obama’s victory, one documentarian shares intimate memories of Jesse Jackson’s fearless push for justice.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a pivotal civil rights leader who fought alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and ran for president, has died at 84.

Al Letson revisits a story about civil rights activist Bayard Rustin that he produced 16 years ago for Black History Month.

Rev. Jesse Jackson was at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis on April 4, 1968, when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated there.

Jamie Sherrod sits down with Alima Wheeler Trapp, Co-founder of The Black Canon, to discuss an upcoming event honoring Dr.

Jackson would go on to become an American civil and human rights icon; an influential politician and presidential candidate; ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the memory of Dr. King and his achievements as a civil rights leader. The holiday is observed annually on the third Monday of January and this ...