Why Martin Luther King Didn’t Run for President

King considered launching a presidential campaign to oppose military interventionism and promote democratic socialism

10 Best Things We Saw at Toronto International Film Festival 2020

From a David Byrne concert movie directed by Spike Lee to an animated Irish fairy tale — the highlights of a very singular TIFF experience

This New Era of Athlete Activism Can Help Fulfill MLK’S Dream

Martin Luther King III analyzes the great tradition of African American professional and amateur athletes standing up for social justice

March on Washington 2020: Photography by Julien James

Pence Twists MLK’s Legacy to Justify Refusing to Say Black Lives Matter

The Vice President said the Black Lives Matter movement calls for violence

Jay-Z and Roc Nation Take Out Full-Page Ads Dedicated to George Floyd

Newspaper ad signed by parents of police brutality victims featured extended MLK quote

Motown’s ‘Great March on Washington’ LP Gets First-Ever Digital Release

1963 audio document of March on Washington features Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech

Joe Biden Asks Audience to Imagine Obama’s Assassination, Evoking RFK and MLK

“What would've happened in America?" the former vice president asked

The Annual ‘Misremembering Dr. King’ Editorials Roll In

This year’s offerings in one of the most dependable clichés in American journalism

Flashback: Stevie Wonder Sings ‘Happy Birthday’ at 1986 Martin Luther King Jr. Tribute

Wonder spent years advocating for a national holiday in honor of his late hero. In 1986, when Congress finally got on board, he convened an all-star concert to celebrate