Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Martin Luther King Jr

US adults’ belief in impact of BLM protests consistently decreased since 2020 – study

Study also found 54% of adult Americans said the relationship between police and Black people was about the same since George Floyd’s death

The Guardian - US

Prominent pastor notified books loaned to African American museum may be returned amid review

A prominent pastor and veteran of the Civil Rights Movement says he was told items he had loaned to the Smithsonian Institution would be under review for whether they should remain on display at the institution

The Independent UK

Feds charge alleged white supremacist over 2019 arson at Tennessee school that trained Rosa Parks

A suspect whom authorities have linked to white supremacist movements has been arrested in the March 2019 fire that destroyed an office at a storied Tennessee social justice center

The Independent UK

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

The Memphis church pivotal in Martin Luther King Jr.'s final days suffers a devastating fire

A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand has suffered a devastating fire

The Independent UK

Trump promised ‘full transparency’ over Epstein files. Are more documents coming?

Epstein was accused of orchestrating a massive child sex trafficking ring

The Independent UK

Boston celebrates 1965 Freedom Rally led by MLK as advocates urge continued fight against injustice

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in Boston, hundreds of people gathered at the same site to honor and reflect on the historic event

The Independent UK

Legendary civil rights attorney Fred Gray honored with statute in Alabama

The legendary attorney who was once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been honored with a statue outside the Alabama State Bar Association

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Bernice King reflects on the Fair Housing Act, made law after her father's killing

Bernice King warns decades of work to reduce inequities in housing is at risk, as the Trump administration cuts funding for projects and tries to reduce funding for nonprofits that handle housing discrimination complaints

The Independent UK

The ‘courage to be’ in uncertain times − how one 20th-century philosopher defined bravery

Over the past few weeks, as negotiations for a ceasefire in Ukraine drag on, I’ve thought back to Feb. 28, 2025: the day of Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s heated visit to the Oval Office.

The Conversation

Marine Le Pen claims inspiration from Martin Luther King Jr

Leader is appealing the court’s decision to ban her from running in the 2027 election

The Independent UK

George Foreman showed every gesture is political – especially for Black athletes

At the 1968 Olympics, Foreman’s flag-waving was seen as deference. But the reaction to it reveals the limited ways we allow Black athletes to express themselves

The Guardian - US

How Jesse Jackson embodied Southern politics − and changed American elections

Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 9, 2025, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” Like several survivors of that violent day in 1965, when police brutally attacked civil rights protesters, Jackson crossed the…

The Conversation

Trump’s pick for US attorney for D.C. has history of inflammatory, racist comments

His nomination for U.S. Attorney for D.C. was sent to the Senate Tuesday

The Independent UK

First Thing: Trump pick for Washington US attorney made racist comments

The Guardian can reveal comments by Ed Martin advancing false and racist claims. Plus, just seven countries meet WHO dirty air guidelines

The Guardian - UK

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Guardian - US

Trump pick for Washington US attorney made derogatory and racist comments

Revealed: rhetoric by interim US attorney for DC includes falsely claiming Kamala Harris ‘self-identified’ as Black

The Independent UK

JFK, RFK and MLK: The conspiracies behind each assassination that continue to enthrall amateur sleuths

As the deadline for the release of the files looms, Rhian Lubin revisits some of the outlandish and more compelling theories out there about the killings of JFK, RFK and MLK

The Guardian - US

Bloody Sunday: restored photos show the violence that shocked a nation

‘Spider’ Martin’s newly restored photos that documented firsthand the violence on 7 March 1965 are on view at Alabama exhibit Selma Is Now

The Independent UK

Jennifer Hudson leads tributes after R&B singer Angie Stone killed in car crash

The Grammy-nominated singer died in a horrific crash as she traveled from a performance on Saturday

Get all your
news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One news app.

The Independent UK

Jennifer Hudson, MC Hammer lead tributes for R&B singer Angie Stone

Fans are remembering R&B singer Angie Stone after her death at 63 in a weekend crash on a highway in Alabama while returning from a performance

The Conversation

We study mass surveillance for social control, and we see Trump laying the groundwork to ‘contain’ people of color and immigrants

President Donald Trump has vowed to target his political enemies, and experts have warned that he could weaponize U.S. intelligence agencies to conduct mass surveillance on his targets.

The Guardian - US

MLK’s family fear new batch of assassination files will have FBI ‘smears’

Family of Martin Luther King Jr says Trump mandate could revive J Edgar Hoover’s efforts to discredit revered activist

Latin Times

MLK Family Reportedly Fears Revival of FBI 'Smears' From Upcoming Report Release: 'Under the Guise of Transparency'

The family of Martin Luther King Jr. fears that newly released government documents will be used to tarnish his legacy "under the guise of transparency" on the heels of President Donald Trump canceling MLK Day.

Salon

Will Kash Patel be the next Hoover?

Trump's FBI pick could be a throwback to America's legendary secret policeman, who ran the FBI for nearly 50 years

The Independent UK

Inside the committee that will look at the nation’s biggest secrets and when you can expect to see info released

Republican-led task force will make recommendations to declassify documents related to high-profile assassinations, the existence of extraterrestrials, prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein and more

Pedestrian.tv

Trump Orders Top-Secret JFK, RFK, and MLK Assassination Files To Be Declassified To Public

Decades after the late US President John F. Kennedy (JFK), civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) and JFK’s brother Senator Robert F. Kennedy were assassinated in 1963 and 1968, respectively, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order to release all information related to the murders in an…

1 … 6 7 8 9

People

Martin Luther King Jr

510 stories

John Lewis

487 stories

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.