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Demonstrators shout to speakers during the March on Washington, near the Lincoln Memorial, Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in D.C., ahead of midterm elections

By Matt Brown and Matthew Junkroski - Associated Press

Rev. Al Sharpton speaks with reporters after delivering a sermon at Howard University's Cramton Auditorium, Sunday, Aug. 24, 2025, in Washington, to announce a national drive in support of District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser, as President Donald Trump's administration continues it's use of federal law enforcement and National Guard troops in the city. (AP Photo/John McDonnell)

March for democracy planned for anniversary of historic MLK-led 1963 Washington march

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FILE - The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, right, and Bishop Julian Smith, left, flank Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., during a civil rights march in Memphis, Tenn., March 28, 1968. (AP Photo/Jack Thornell, File)

Trump administration releases FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition

By Bill Barrow - Associated Press

FILE - In this 1968 file photo, Coretta Scott King and Associated Press reporter Kathryn Johnson, left, review plans for The King Center during a meeting on the campus of Atlanta University in Atlanta. Johnson, a trailblazing reporter for The Associated Press, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2019, at the age of 93, in Atlanta. Her intrepid coverage of the civil rights movement and other major stories led to a string of legendary scoops. Johnson was the only journalist allowed inside Martin Luther King Jr.'s home the day he was assassinated. (AP Photo, File)

AP Was There: Coretta Scott King mourns husband’s death

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

MLK III welcomes Parkland, Florida, survivors to Atlanta

By MICHAEL WARREN - Associated Press

A group of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School students arrive for a news conference, Monday, June 4, 2018, in Parkland, Fla. A day after graduating from high school, the group of Florida school shooting survivors has announced a multistate bus tour to &quot;get young people educated, registered and motivated to vote.&quot; (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Martin Luther King III champions Parkland shooting survivors anti-gun movement

By Michael Warren - Associated Press

In this 1960 file photo, Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta. The civil rights leader had carried the banner for the causes of social justice — organizing protests, leading marches and making powerful speeches exposing the scourges of segregation, poverty and racism. (AP File Photo)

Resilience, resolve and renewed commitment to MLK’s legacy

By Errin Haines Whack - Associated Press

A security guards stands by the grave of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., on the 50th anniversary of his assassination in Atlanta, Wednesday, April 4, 2018. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

The Latest: Stevie Wonder releases ‘Dream Still Lives’ video

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The Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II, center, and Rev. Dr. Liz Theoharis, left, co-chairs of the Poor People's Campaign, speak at the National Civil Rights Museum Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn. They announced the campaign is preparing for 40 days of non-violent &quot;direct action&quot; in about 30 states that will climax with a rally in Washington this June. The organization is the rekindling of the campaign to help poor people that the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was working on when he was killed April 4, 1968, in Memphis. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)

Commemoration of King’s final speech looks to past, future

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK and ADRIAN SAINZ - Associated Press

FILE - In Jan. 19, 2009, file photo, a woman looks out of a window while visiting the National Civil Rights Museum located at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn., on the nationwide holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. The wreath marks the location where King was killed while standing on the balcony April 4, 1968. Travelers will find a variety of events and sites in Memphis and elsewhere honoring King's legacy on the 50th anniversary of his death.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)

Visiting Memphis 50 years after King’s assassination

By Adrian Sainz - Associated Press

Bernice King, the daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., is seen outside of The Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta on Wed., Jan. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/Robert Ray)

King children criticize Trump, decry racism on MLK holiday

By JONATHAN LANDRUM Jr. - Associated Press

President-elect Donald Trump shakes hands with Martin Luther King III, son of Martin Luther King Jr. at Trump Tower in New York, Monday, Jan. 16, 2017. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Martin Luther King III: Trump intends to represent all Americans

By S.A. Miller - The Washington Times

In this Aug. 28, 1963, file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his &quot;I Have a Dream&quot; speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. (AP Photo, File)

The Latest: Kasich: Fix social problems ‘bottom up’ like MLK

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Thursday, Nov. 20, 2014 photo, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter speaks during a forum in Boston. On Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2015, Carter announced he has cancer and will undergo treatment at an Atlanta hospital. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)

Jimmy Carter to mediate dispute over MLK Bible, Nobel Peace Prize

By Kate Brumback - Associated Press

Martin Luther King III and Democratic presidential candidate Bernard Sanders commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act but said more action is needed to make sure poor minorities in the U.S. are not disenfranchised. (Associated Press photographs)

Bernie Sanders, Martin Luther King III say Voting Rights Act needs progress 50 years after enactment

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

Martin Luther King III told The Washington Times he believes that Washington can combat poverty without creating a welfare state. The key, he said, is generating new opportunities for the poor, and the first step should be to appoint a "poverty czar" to focus on poverty-stricken Americans. (Associated Press)

Martin Luther King III, Rand Paul aim to fight poverty without creating welfare state

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

"My father's approach to the most brutal and unambiguous social injustices during the civil rights struggle was rooted in nonviolence as a morally and tactically correct response," Martin Luther King III said in an interview with The Washington Times. "In no way do I, nor would my father, condone any 'ends justify the means' behavior." (Associated Press)

Martin Luther King III sees Ferguson riots, violence against police as setbacks

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro - The Washington Times

MLK estate wants his daughter to give up his Nobel

By KATE BRUMBACK - Associated Press

President Obama to dedicate new MLK Memorial in DC

By BRETT ZONGKER - Associated Press

King siblings settle lawsuit over estate