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The King family will host its annual service and remembrance walk on the anniversaries of King's death and funeral.

Fifty-seven years ago today, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee.

The King Center honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 57 years after his assassination with a wreath-laying ceremony in Atlanta.

Nobel Peace Prize awardee Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis, triggering riots across the US. His death shook ...

A global humanitarian icon was slain 57 years ago on April 4, and on Friday, a wreath laying ceremony at the Atlanta-based ...

State of the Nation's Housing report, published by Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies, painted a stark picture. Home prices reached a new all-time high last year, slowing ...

Arkansas native Bonita Smith says her mother, her teachers, coaches and her community are among her biggest early ...

Healing a Nation Through Truth and Dialogue DECATUR, Ga. — In a rare and timely conversation at the Porter Sanford III Performing Arts and Community Center, civil rights leader Xernona Clayton, former ...

That’s the everyday magic happening at The Busy Bee Cafe, tucked away on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Atlanta, where ...

SMITH, Bernice Josephine (Jachymek), our beloved Mom, Grandma, and Auntie, passed away on Thursday, March 13, 2025. Bernice was born in Hamilton in 1937 to Aniela and Adam Jachymek and sister to Helen ...

Production for season 3 of "Tulsa King" has commenced in Atlanta and Oklahoma. The series has been renewed for a third season following the success of season 2, which garnered record viewership on ...