The New-York Historical Society honor goes to Jonathan Eig, whose “King: A Life” presents the civil rights leader as a brilliant, flawed 20th-century “founding father.” By Jennifer Schuessler Jonathan ...

Events that occurred this week in Christian history include the arrival of Amy Carmichael in India, the death of Martin ...

CHICAGO (CBS) -- Chicago author Jonathan Eig was awarded a 2024 Pulitzer Prize at Columbia University in New York City Monday. He was honored with the award for his biography of Dr. Martin Luther King ...

In the United States, the third Monday of January is known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a day to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King. (Dr. King was born on January 15th, 1929.) This federal ...

Last week, America celebrated the life and work of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who would have been 95 years old on January 15. On Sunday, the Waynesboro branch of the NAACP celebrated King at ...

It has been almost 57 years since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was shot dead outside of a Memphis, TN, hotel—yet, his legacy continues to make its mark on people across the United States. A federal ...

Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King were the proud parents of four children. Yolanda Denise King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King and Bernice Albertine King have dedicated their ...

Researching Martin Luther King Jr.’s connection with Brooklyn, we discovered that on May 29, 1966, he gave a 45-minute speech at the Cornerstone Baptist Church in Bedford Stuyvesant called “Guidelines ...

Ponant Explorations has announced that Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King, civil rights leaders and global ...

WASHINGTON — The Defense Department’s intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual ...

Chicago historian Jonathan Eig won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography for “King: A Life,” his 2023 biography of Martin Luther King, Jr., a bestseller widely recognized for its monumental scope and ...