Jimmy Carter, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 100, spent his life intertwined with America’s and the world’s enduring legacy of slavery.

As a legislator, governor, president and ex-president, he confronted the prejudices that were so much a part of where and when he grew up. His life and deeds hold many lessons for today’s public officials.

Majors has previously compared himself and Good to Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife in the past Brian Anthony Hernandez, who has nearly 20 years of journalism experience, joined PEOPLE as a ...

Sports networks often have some interesting programming around Martin Luther King Jr. Day each January, but what Fox is doing this year stands out. On their broadcast network Monday, they’ll be ...

Madison Booker scored 28 points and No. 7 Texas routed eighth-ranked Maryland 89-51 on Monday in the inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic.

Meagan Good is comparing her relationship with Jonathan Majors to that of Martin Luther King Jr.'s romance with Coretta Scott King. Good, 43, appeared on The Breakfast Club on Jan. 17 alongside ...

Donna Brazile makes sense of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s legacy as President Biden leaves office and President Trump takes office yet again.

You've no doubt seen countless historical footage of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. over the decades, but you can better get to know the man behind the movement in this Emmy-winning 2018 HBO documentary, which follows the visionary leader in the final two years of his life via never-before-seen footage and interviews with those closest to King.

A former Stanford University history professor who saw Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. give his famous "I Have a Dream" speech and later published the slain civil rights leader's papers at the request of his widow asked attendees during a luncheon on Monday to think about what they can do with their lives in the next 39 years,

Anita Diamant didn't watch the inauguration of Donald Trump on Monday. Instead, she went for a walk along Boston's Commonwealth Avenue Mall, visiting the monuments built to honor Americans who remind her what she enjoys and respects about the United States.

known as “Daddy King,” was an advisor and confidant, guiding Carter on policies to advance civil rights. Coretta Scott King, Andrew Young, and other civil rights leaders saw Carter as someone who could carry the movement’s progress forward.

The former Marvel star went viral back in Jan. 2024 for his questionable remarks, but his bride-to-be is defending him