King family opposes release of classified documents on King's assassination, citing privacy concerns and potential harm to ...

Documents related to the 1968 assassinations of civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy will soon ...

King was in Memphis to support striking African-American sanitation workers upset over poor working conditions and low pay.

On April 4, 1968, the United States lost one of its most influential civil rights leaders when Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was ...

The Safe Haven Center commemorated the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his efforts to bring forth impactful ...

The tax increase is to help fund a FedExForum renovation intended to keep the Memphis Grizzlies in the city for the long term ...

Hotels and motels are plentiful in Memphis, including the historic and comical Peabody Hotel downtown that features a parade of ducks in the main lobby twice a day. The elevator opens and the ducks ...

On Friday, April 4, the National Civil Rights Museum honored the life of Martin Luther King Jr. on the 57th anniversary of ...

By The Associated Press Today is Friday, April 4, the 94th day of 2025. There are 271 days left in the year. Today in history ...

On this day, 57 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated while standing on the balcony of his motel room at the ...

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Jackson City Councilman Kenneth Stokes remembered Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Friday. Stokes, along with a handful of ...