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 ...

A late-night assault in Southeast D.C. has prompted a police search for two suspects who attacked and robbed a victim on ...

Montgomerians marched in the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr. along Dexter Avenue on Monday ... Lows on MLK Day in Montgomery dipped into the 20s, leading to the delay. "We sincerely apologize ...

President Donald Trump pledged to release the records on three of the country's most high-profile assassinations along with ...

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.

About 1,000 miles away, in Selma, Alabama, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was preparing to lead a 54-mile voting rights march to the ... a reason to be outraged. Leading the protest was ...

Lee Boyd Malvo, 19, was sentenced to life in prison without parole for his role in 10 Washington-area sniper killings in 2002 ...