The release of thousands of files on the life of Martin Luther King Jr. can’t tarnish the civil rights leader’s legacy, ...

A bronze statue of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in Florida was met with pushback from critics over the portrayal of the civil rights icon.

Coming up on Here and Now, we discuss President Donald Trump's controversial call to declassify FBI files on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination.The recent declassification of FBI files related ...

The Trump administration released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s family and the civil rights group that he led.

Supporters rally to save the Anacostia Community Museum in Washington, D.C., after funding cuts. The museum's closure would ...

Historians can wade into the debate by explaining what “greatness” has meant in the American past and might mean again. To do ...

And in the late 1980s and 1990s, D.C. claimed the title of “murder capital” of the U.S. as homicide rates hit record highs during a drug crisis. At the same time, the city was presided over by a mayor ...

The Jackson Home, where Martin Luther King Jr. and others planned marches for Black voting rights in the 1960s, has been ...

March 7, 1965 – approximately 600 peaceful demonstrators approached the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.

The president has taken a strong interest in the Kennedy Center’s affairs ever since naming himself chairman in February, ...

The “facts don’t care about your feelings” crowd suddenly prefers vibes over D.C. crime statistics that demolish Trump’s justification for federal police control. The worst RIFs are evaded for now, ...