Ask most people why we celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as a national holiday, and you’ll get a variety of answers. The promotion of civil rights, some may note. The “I Have A ...

and is also a great time to teach kids what the Nobel Peace Prize winner stood for. The annual holiday has also been designated as a national day of service for families to work to better their ...

Written by North Lawndale native Willie Round, “Lawndale King” focuses on King’s advocacy but also helps audiences understand the person behind the icon. In January 1966 Martin Luther King Jr. moved ...

Sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. moved his family to a run-down apartment on Chicago’s West Side, ultimately paving the way for the Fair Housing Act of 1968. Now that his birthday is a ...

Sixteen years after being fatally shot in front of his parent’s Chatham neighborhood home, a street in the 8500 block of South Martin Luther King Drive was renamed, May 20, 2026, in honor of Chicago ...

Today, we honor what would have been the 97th birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. If King were alive today, I believe he would encourage us to fight against injustice and inequality. He would ...