Friday marks 57 years since the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. on April 4, 1968.

The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

This story was updated to correct grammar errors. With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Jr. Day on Monday. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights icon who fought against racism and segregation. He is famous for promoting non-violent protests. Here are some posts by Tennessee ...

Lacey has kept the memory of her friend Martin Luther King Jr. alive over the years. Lacey, her late husband Archie, and friends organized a candlelight ceremony on the day of King's death after she ...