MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.

A president's State of the Union address has a predictable formula.

Tyre Nichols’ mother and Memphis police chief Cerelyn “CJ” Davis are two women caught on different sides of a tragedy.

Journalist Mark Whitaker's latest book explores the year 1966 as a turning point in the march for civil rights and the growth of calls for Black self-determination.

This week’s new entertainment releases include an album from Paramore that shows off the band's funkier side, the Academy Award-nominated documentary “All That Breathes” about Indian brothers who heal birds of prey, and two rom-coms just in time for Valentine's Day — “Your Place or Mine” on Netflix and “Somebody I Used to Know” on Amazon Prime Video.

Delivering the eulogy at the funeral of Tyre Nichols, the 29-year-old Black man who died three days after being beaten by Memphis police during a traffic stop, the Rev. Al Sharpton called out the five Black officers who have been charged in Nichols’s death for their conduct in the city where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in 1968.

King spoke about the difficult days ahead during the civil rights movement – but the "promise land" on the horizon. During his speech on Tuesday night, Nichols' stepfather, Rodney Wells, also spoke about the "fight ahead of us" to achieve justice.

On the eve of the funeral for Tyre Nichols, who died days after a brutal beating by Memphis police officers, his family are sharing remembrances and expressing grief.

Police video of the deadly beating of Tyre Nichols by officers in Memphis, Tennessee, is hard to watch.

PagerDuty CEO Jennifer Tejada quoted the civil rights in an email a critic called an "all time classic bad layoff announcement."

Joe Biden's tenure in the White House has been marked by a consistent tone surrounding the Second Amendment and firearms, a tone he used even before he became president.

A 22-foot-tall bronze sculpture of arms hugging, inspired by a photograph of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, was unveiled at Boston Common on January 13. But some of the reactions – from the public, comedians, and social media – have been harsh. Correspondent Nancy Giles talks with sculptor Hank Willis Thomas about the response to his public art honoring love.

Comedy CentralA little more than a month after Trevor Noah officially said goodbye to The Daily Show, Comedy Central welcomed former Saturday Night Live cast member Leslie Jones as the first of several planned guest hosts on Tuesday night. And she had a hell of a story to start with in the inadvertently suggestive statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that was unveiled in Boston the day before.After staring for a few seconds at the sculpture, which is supposed to depict King and his wife, Coretta

Hank Willis Thomas’s tribute to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King has polarized opinion everywhere.

A new public art monument dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King was unveiled Friday. It immediately drew consternation and jeers as well as plaudits.

Dozens of Monroe community members gathered to celebrate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy with fellowship and some spoken tributes.

"I'm grateful, number one, that it talks about the love story," Martin Luther King III told CNN's Don Lemon.

Those who participated in Martin Luther King Jr. Day events said they viewed the holiday not simply as a day off school or work but as a call for service and reflection on the activism and teachings of King.

America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday.

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Storm-battered California and parts of Nevada received several inches of snow during Martin Luther King Jr. weekend resulting in a Winter Storm Warning for Lake Tahoe.

Today there seem to be two Dr. Kings, hewing roughly to political ideology, with both sides pointing to quotes that back up their interpretation of the civil rights leader's words.

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President Biden returned to Georgia on Sunday and used a speech commemorating Martin Luther King Jr. to reiterate some of the themes of his 2020 campaign in a possible preview of 2024.

President Biden repeated the questionable claim that he helped organize protests at a Black church in support of the civil rights movement during his Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech Sunday.

Honoring the life and legacy of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is a tradition for many Americans, including Metro Detroiters, every third Monday of January.

The statue was inspired by a photograph of King and his wife embracing after King learned he had won the 1964 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Organizations all across the state are preparing to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with keynote speakers, marches, ceremonies and even community service projects dedicated to the civil rights activist. The federal holiday lands on Monday, Jan. 16, this year, but many events throughout Michigan are beginning this weekend to honor King and his role in the civil rights movement. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is always celebrated on the third Monday of January which is the the civil rights leader’s birth month. Now, decades later, the day is still being celebrated throughout the country and all over Michigan. Saginaw/Bay City:How to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023 in mid-MichiganJackson:These Martin Luther King Jr. celebrations are happening in Jackson CountyGrand Rapids:How to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023 in Grand Rapids areaKalamazoo:Former ESPN personality Jemele Hill highlights MLK Day events in Kalamazoo areaMuskegon:Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2023 events happening in Muskegon CountyAnn Arbor:Where to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Washtenaw CountyFlint:Here’s how Martin Luther King Jr. Day is being celebrated, honored in FlintRead more on MLive:Here’s how players can stay anonymous in Michigan if they win the $1.1B Mega Millions jackpotRetired college professor vows to speak at every Ottawa County board meeting the next 2 years‘American Pickers’ films two episodes in Michigan with rocker Jack White

The CEO of the King Center in Atlanta says she hopes to spur progress during this year's observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day by helping more Americans personalize the struggle for racial equity and harmony.

FLINT, MI — DeAndra Larkin will keynote the annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast in Flint. Big Brothers, Big Sisters will focus its discussion and theme around “Navigating New Norms,” encouraging the community to attend on Monday, Jan. 16 at the Flint Farmers’ Market. Big Brothers Big Sisters is an important organization in our community. Big Brothers Big Sisters devotes itself to the success of Flint and Genesee County’s youth through service and one-to-one mentorship. Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Flint and Genesee County has been in operation since 1944.

SAGINAW, MI — Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 16. Here’s a look at some of the events planned for the holiday to take place across mid-Michigan:27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Unity CelebrationThe 27th annual Martin Luther King Jr. The Unity March will begin at 10 a.m. Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Martin Luther King Jr. Day food giveaway to take place at Midland’s Dow DiamondMidland is hosting a food giveaway Monday, Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a special day of service that pays homage to King’s work as a civil rights activist and leader.

WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI -- Events all throughout Washtenaw County will celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the role he played in the civil rights movement. The federal holiday is Monday, Jan. 16, and these are some events that are taking place across Washtenaw County to commemorate King and his work. The discussion is 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at 343 South Fifth Ave.Eastern Michigan University’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2023 CelebrationDr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration KickoffThis celebration, from 9:45 to 11:15 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, at 124 Judy Sturgis Hill Building. Lewis will take listeners through her story and celebrate her civil rights efforts from 2 to 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 16. If there are other Martin Luther King Jr. events in Washtenaw County that are not on this list, please email Makayla Coffee at mcoffee@mlive.com to add them.

SAGINAW, MI — A Civil Rights activist and two-time New York Times bestselling author will serve as the keynote speaker during one of Saginaw’s most prominent annual Martin Luther King Jr.-centric events. Audiences can attend the event featuring Bakari Sellers at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at Saginaw Valley State University’s Malcolm Field Theatre. The son of Civil rights leaders Cleveland and Gwendolyn Sellers, Bakari Sellers is the author of a memoir, “My Vanishing Country,” and a children’s book, “Who Are Your People?” Both texts explore the fight for diversity, equity and inclusion in the U.S. Sellers serves as an analyst for CNN and hosts “The Bakari Sellers Podcast” on The Ringer Podcast Network. The Jan. 18 event at SVSU will include the presentation of scholarship awards by regional community foundations to regional high school seniors.

Martin Luther King Jr. at events this week and on the federal holiday honoring his legacy Monday, Jan. 16. Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first celebrated as a federal holiday in 1986. The holiday is often observed as a day of remembrance and solidarity with marches, keynote speakers and community service. Learn more about shift times and sign up for the MLK Day of Service here. Community MLK Day at the Muskegon Museum of ArtThe Muskegon Museum of Art, 296 W Webster Ave., is again offering its Free Community Day to celebrate and honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 16.

Municipal offices in the city of Ann Arbor will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

BAY CITY, MI — Midland is hosting a food giveaway Monday, Jan. 16, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a special day of service that pays homage to King’s work as a civil rights activist and leader. The food distribution event will take place at Dow Diamond, 825 E. Main St. A mix of fresh and nonperishable food items will be given away to those in need. Organizers ask that attendees make sure there is space in their vehicles for the food items. The Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, Corteva Agriscience, Midland County Emergency Food Pantry Network, The Arc of Midland and the Great Lakes Loons are hosting the event. Read more from MLive:Michigan Theater to show free double feature on Martin Luther King Jr. DayPrinceton educator named keynote speaker for Martin Luther King Jr. event in Grand RapidsCancer screening and health fair scheduled in Flint on MLK Jr. Day

Community members are invited to EMU's four-day long celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Arbor Circle is inviting the community to a Thursday panel discussion commemorating Martin Luther King Jr., before his federal holiday on Monday. Arbor Circle, which provides mental health counseling, substance use treatment and family services in West Michigan, is hosting the event in partnership with GR Media Initiative and Film Incubator (GR-MiFi). The free event is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday, Jan 12 at Wealthy Theatre, 1130 Wealthy St. “We are especially excited to partner with GR-MiFi this year,” said Taylor Greenfield, director of development at Arbor Circle, the group’s second annual Growing Together event. The option to join virtually is available through the Eventbrite registration page.

The National Civil Rights Museum has planned events to celebrate Martin Luther King Day in Tennessee. There will be musical performances, a blood drive, food donations, and a magic show.

JACKSON COUNTY, MI – Organizations in Jackson County are gearing up to celebrate the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday. Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity CelebrationThree members of Jackson’s Willis family are the featured speakers at the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity Celebration, including John Willis and his sons, Khari and Jay,The event begins with breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, at the American 1 Event Center, 128 W. Ganson St., at the Jackson County Fairgrounds/Keeley Park. Read more: Khari Willis and family are speakers at Jackson’s Martin Luther King Jr. Diversity CelebrationJackson College Annual MLK Community CelebrationJackson College invites the community to commemorate the life and legacy of King at its annual celebration. Anthony Parker, ASP Logistics president/CEO, is the college’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Medal of Service Award recipient this year. Jackson County Branch NAACP Day of ServiceThe Jackson County Branch NAACP is hosting its yearly Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service at 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at the Greater Bible Way Temple, 322 Madison St.

WCC's MLK Day Celebration will feature speakers, awards and musical performances.

Tulsi Gabbard shares a reminder and heartfelt message that despite political differences and backgrounds we can have hope and love because of God on ‘Tucker Carlson Tonight.’

ANN ARBOR, MI -- An Ann Arbor movie theater has teamed up with a nearby museum to present a free double feature in honor of Martin Luther King Day this January. Michigan Theater and the African American Cultural and Historical Museum of Washtenaw County will be presenting a double feature on Monday, Jan. 16, 2023. “By making these two screenings free, we have lowered the monetary barrier to the residents of southeast Michigan so that they may immerse themselves in two powerful and thought-provoking films that celebrate Black history and culture.”The Michigan Theater Foundation includes both the Michigan Theater and the State Theatre. The first film of the double feature, “Summer of Soul,” is a documentary by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson released in 2021. For more information or to obtain free tickets, visit the Michigan Theater online.

The Rev. Al Sharpton has been called a lot of names in his public life.

Jim Stewart, the white Tennessee farm boy and fiddle player who co-founded the influential Stax Records with his sister in a Black, inner-city Memphis neighborhood and helped build the soulful “Memphis sound,” has died at age 92.

Raphael Warnock is the first Black U.S. senator from Georgia, having broken the color barrier with a special election victory in January 2021.

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Early in-person voting for the nation's last U.S. Senate seat is underway statewide in Georgia.

Herschel Walker warns that “spiritual warfare” has entangled America and the Republican nominee in Georgia’s Senate race offers himself to voters as a “warrior for God.”.

As fans marked Julia Roberts' birthday last week, they also uncovered a connection between her family and that of the civil rights icon. It all started when her parents opened an acting school.

Roberts told CBS News' Gayle King how her parents, who owned an acting school, became friendly with the Kings.

Roberts’s parents were friends with the civil rights activists, and welcomed the King children into their theater school.

During a conversation with Gayle King for the History Channel’s “HISTORYTalks,” Julia Roberts revealed the civil rights activist covered her birth bill.

A waiting and vetting period would be built into gun purchases in Oregon if a measure on the November statewide ballot passes.

Herschel Walker pitches himself as a politician who can bridge America’s racial and cultural divides.

Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock is maintaining his cash lead in Georgia over Republican challenger Herschel Walker.

Congressional districts that a federal court panel said were unconstitutional because they dilute representation for Black voters in Alabama are nevertheless being used for the November election after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed them.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed more than a dozen laws aiming to make California an abortion sanctuary state.

After his rally in Martinez, U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker indicated he may reconsider debating Raphael Warnock in Atlanta and Macon.

A performance by master keyboardist Booker T.

The Oprah Winfrey-produced documentary “Sidney” has arrived eight months after the death of Sidney Poitier.

Tyler Perry has directed his first screenplay, 26 years after writing it.

Her talent was to seem so unknowable while living a life exposed to the attention of millions.

On the 59th anniversary of the March on Washington, Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King are supporting Black and Brown organizers across the country.

Marks, Mississippi, is where Martin Luther King Jr. chose in 1968 as the starting point for his Poor People's Campaign, which demanded economic justice for poor Americans of all backgrounds.

By mid-January, LeBron James could be the NBA’s scoring king.

Nichelle Nichols has died.

MUSKEGON, MI – A large new sculpture in downtown Muskegon pays homage to the city’s connection to water, but also the importance of working together to build a community. “One Drop,” a 27-foot sculpture of a single drop of water, was placed outside the city’s convention center across from Muskegon Lake earlier this week. On Thursday, July 21, it was officially dedicated as the sixth project of the MuskegonCity Public Art Initiative. It is the work of Georgia artist Marc Moulton, who built a steel structure to form the water drop and then covered it with individually cut pieces of tinted prismatic steel. The art initiative is striving to bring 10 works of art to the city of Muskegon.

Civil rights leader and trailblazing educator Mary McLeod Bethune has became the first Black person elevated by a state for recognition in the Capitol’s Statuary Hall.

President Joe Biden has presented the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain.

Nate Looney is a Black man who is also an observant, kippah-wearing Jew.

“All men are created equal.”.

The White House says President Joe Biden will present the nation's highest civilian honor to 17 people, including gymnast Simone Biles, actor Denzel Washington and the late Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, with whom Biden served in the Senate.

In accepting the Lifetime Achievement Award, the music mogul invoked the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., saying "I got this dream" for Black people.

Sean “Diddy” Combs spoke about his own dream like the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. while accepting the highest honor at the BET Awards.

In 2021 President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday. Many are hoping that as Black people share their culture, the country can unite.

In 2021 President Biden made Juneteenth a federal holiday. Many are hoping that as Black people share their culture, the country can unite.

On the eve of Juneteenth, the Tribeca Festival came to a close with the Rev_ Al Sharpton documentary “Loudmouth.”.

A few thousand activists, advocacy groups, and religious leaders protested in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. They are calling for what they say is a Third Reconstruction.

"I guess sometimes in life your dreams actually do come true. That's exactly what happened in this case," Timothy Brown said.

Legendary civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three other men had their convictions vacated posthumously.

Rejecting religion won’t defeat the evangelical right — it’ll just push more voters into their arms

A key aide to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. says she’s deeply saddened by the hate crimes that are terrorizing people across America.

Elected leaders in Kansas convened community groups and held town hall conversations after demonstrators protested George Floyd’s death statewide.

New exhibits at museums in Ohio and California are celebrating the upcoming centenary of the birth of Charles “Sparky” Schulz, the man who created the comic strip Peanuts.

On May 30, 1922, a memorial to the "Great Emancipator" was dedicated in Washington, D.C., in front of a large, segregated crowd. In time the memorial would become a symbol of inclusion, and a powerful platform for the healing of racial divides.

Maroon 5 and Usher will headline a benefit concert in Atlanta to honor the legacy of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis.

An Alabama church that was at the center of the voting rights movement in the 1960s is now eaten up by termites and damaged by water leaks.

Among the scathing findings of an investigation launched after the police killing of George Floyd is that the Minneapolis Police Department used covert or fake social media accounts to monitor Black activists and organizations.

Last Friday, on Earth Day, a 50-year-old photographer and climate-change activist named Wynn Bruce set himself on fire outside the U.S. Supreme Court.

A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya after a traffic stop pressed the gun against the Black man’s head when firing the fatal shot.

A Michigan police officer who killed Patrick Lyoya after a traffic stop pressed the gun against the Black man’s head when firing the fatal shot.

Georgia Republican Herschel Walker says his U.S. Senate campaign raised $5.5 million in the first three months of 2022.

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Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's speech at the White House went to the heart of both the triumphs and struggles of Black Americans in her lifetime.

Lawmakers erupted in cheers after Vice President Kamala Harris announced the confirmation of Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court.

A case before the Supreme Court this fall could determine whether Republicans are forced to draw more Black districts, but voting rights advocates fear it also could backfire and weaken their protections.

Playing James Taylor’s “Never Die Young” and going back to songs that marked the antiwar movement in the 1960s, Japanese author Haruki Murakami added his voice to protests against the war in Ukraine with a special edition of his Tokyo radio show.

In the lead-up to his 90th birthday, civil rights icon Andrew Young delivered a sermon that lamented the war in Ukraine and “rancor” in the world.

During a commemoration of the 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, Elliott Smith's great-aunt pushed him across the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge in a stroller.