Martin Luther King

The Whitewashing — and Resurrection — of Dr. King’s Legacy

By TIME Staff

Google Doodle Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day

By Eli Meixler

Don't Forget That Martin Luther King Jr. Was Once Denounced as an Extremist

By Jeanne Theoharis

This Photo of MLK Kneeling Has New Power Amid the NFL Protests. Here’s the Story Behind It

By Maya Rhodan

Portraits of of Protest From the 1957 Prayer Pilgrimage for Freedom

"We must work passionately and unrelentingly for the goal of freedom," Martin Luther King Jr. told the crowd

By Lily Rothman and Liz Ronk February 23, 2017

A Note to Our Readers

On the evening of January 20, TIME White House correspondent Zeke Miller incorrectly reported that the bust of Martin Luther King Jr. had been removed from the Oval Office. Zeke quickly issued a correction. In...

By Nancy Gibbs January 24, 2017

Trump Order Paves Way for Obamacare Repeal

Correction appended, Jan. 20, 2017In his first official act in the White House, President Trump signed an executive order Friday directing executive agencies to begin preparing for the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, as...

By Zeke J Miller January 20, 2017

Legendary Washington Photographer Fred Ward Dead at 81

The longtime Washington photographer, known for his pictures of Presidents and pop stars, passed away last week at age 81.

By Rachel Lowry July 25, 2016

Listen to a Rare Recording of Martin Luther King's 1964 Nobel Peace Prize Lecture

Made widely available for the first hime in history

By Nolan Feeney January 18, 2016

The Pain of Watching Baltimore Burn — Again

The current violence is—and very much isn't—a repeat of the 1968 riots

By Jeffrey Kluger April 28, 2015

What Martin Luther King Jr Really Thought About Riots

Unrest in Baltimore has an old MLK quote back in the news

By Lily Rothman April 28, 2015

The Photograph That Captured the Horror of Martin Luther King’s Assassination

On April 4, 1968, a young South African photographer trained his lens on the aftermath of tragedy

By Eliza Berman April 3, 2015

Five Best Ideas of the Day: January 20

1. Is America willing to do the hard work to mend its racial divide?By Eric Liu in CNN2. The first new antibiotic developed in 30 years could turn the tide against the rising resistance of...

By The Aspen Institute January 20, 2015

Morning Must Reads: January 20

ISIS Threatens Japanese HostagesA video released on Tuesday purports to show the Islamic State group threatening to kill two Japanese hostages unless a $200 million ransom is paid. The militant in it also directly addresses...

By TIME Staff January 20, 2015

The Atlanta World of Dr. Martin Luther King

Growing up, King’s middle-class background offered some insulation from brutalities of the Jim Crow system — but there were no guarantees

By James C. Cobb January 19, 2015

How to Talk to Your Kids About Martin Luther King Any Day of the Year

Before he was assassinated in Memphis in 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr. led a movement that had won many victories, but the issues of justice and peace he fought for are still with us. What...

By Carey Wallace January 19, 2015

How MLK Day Became a Holiday

Legislation designating the national holiday was passed in 1983

By Lily Rothman January 19, 2015

MLK, Civil Rights and The Fierce Urgency of Now

What can the Civil Rights Movement and President Johnson's "Great Society" teach us about legislative action today?

By Georgia Keohane / New America January 19, 2015

Selma to Screen for Free in Selma

Selma is coming home to Selma

By Elizabeth Barber January 2, 2015

An Oral History of Selma and the Struggle for the Voting Rights Act

How the fight for the African American vote was really won

By John Lewis December 25, 2014