Even an activist as legendary as Martin Luther King Jr. needed someone to help him up sometimes, and that was never more true than when King was stabbed in the chest with a letter opener at a 1958 book signing in Harlem.

Meagan Good compared her relationship with Jonathan Majors to that of Martin Luther King Jr.'s romance with Coretta Scott King as she appeared on ‘The Breakfast Club’ on Jan. 17. The actor has previously compared himself and Good to MLK Jr.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. once confessed to Harry Belafonte that he feared Black Americans were "integrating into a burning house," or a nation losing its moral vision, according to the late New York singer and activist. The problem, Belafonte said, required everyday Americans to “become the firemen.”

On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Coretta once said that while Martin had to be serious in public, he was a playful, humorous family man. See glimpses of that in these heartwarming images.

Many events are scheduled in the Milwaukee area today for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, honoring the civil rights icon.

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, New York City has announced changes to trash collection and alternate side parking. The Department of Sanitation is suspending trash, curbside composting,

The United States is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy the same day a new president was inaugurated.

But in revoking President Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 Executive Order 11246 that launched our decades-long imposition of de facto racial quotas under the euphemism “affirmative action,” Trump has gone beyond the boldest imagination of any previous administration.

Reverend Al Sharpton held an event honoring Martin Luther King Jr. during the inauguration, voicing caution about Trump's administration.

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