In September 1958, while promoting his first book at a Harlem, New York, bookstore Martin Luther King Jr was stabbed in the chest by a woman with a letter opener. The woman, a housekeeper named Izola Curry,

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements and political changes.

NEW YORK — Organizations across the New York City marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with special events honoring the ... New York and Vicinity at the Convent Avenue Baptist Church in Harlem. Adams, however, was a no-show after receiving a last-minute ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Communities across the nation celebrated the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Many participated in a day of service by volunteering and helping to improve communities in his name.

President Trump has announced plans to release classified documents on high-profile assassinations, including that of civil-rights icon Martin Luther King.

Guest columnist Brittany Talissa King writes we 'celebrate' what Dr. King did, but we don't seem too interested in why it worked in this OP/ED.

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.”

In Harlem, New York, while signing copies of his first book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” Izola Ware Curry stabbed King with a letter opener between his heart and lung. He was taken to Harlem Hospital where his physician, Dr. Aubré D. Maynard, said, “If you had sneezed, your aorta would have been punctured and you would have drowned in your own blood.”

It's an easy decision, for me. Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors service, not self-gratification.

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

In September 1958, while promoting his first book at a Harlem, New York, bookstore Martin Luther King Jr was stabbed in the chest by a woman with a letter opener. The woman, a housekeeper named ...

Three graduate fellows at the University at Buffalo’s Center for K-12 Black History and Racial Literacy Education have curated the following materials to empower educators to engage with Black history and racial literacy.