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News Articles: Martin Luther King Jr

Bernice King daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during a news conference at the King Jr Center Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Atlanta.

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Bernice King reflects on the Fair Housing Act, made law after her father's killing

Bernice King warns decades of work to reduce inequities in housing is at risk, as the Trump administration cuts funding for projects and tries to reduce funding for nonprofits that handle housing discrimination complaints. King is the CEO of The King Center and the youngest daughter of civil rights leaders The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King.

April 11, 2025
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Caption: Andrew Young (right, standing) leads a prayer with Amelia Boynton, the Rev. Hosea Williams, John Lewis, and Bob Mants before the first march to Montgomery on March 7, 1965.  Credit: Spider Martin/Briscoe Center for American History

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At 93, Andrew Young reflects on legacy, faith and America’s future. He has no plans of slowing down

Civil rights icon Andrew Young reflects on his 93rd birthday, his lifelong pursuit of justice, and his unwavering faith in America’s future.

March 12, 2025
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Former U.S. President Donald Trump looks on during his first post-presidency campaign rally at the Lorain County Fairgrounds in Wellington, Ohio, U.S., June 26, 2021. Photo by Shannon Stapleton/REUTERS

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Georgia Today: Trump orders release of classfied documents; Puppy mill busted; Kemp seeks relief aid

On the Friday, Jan. 24 edition of Georgia Today: President Trump orders the release of classified documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr:; more than 100 dogs are on the road to recovery after being seized from a South Georgia puppy mill; and Gov. Kemp asks state lawmakers to approve millions of dollars in Hurricane Helene relief aid.

January 24, 2025
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  • Peter Biello and
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President Donald Trump holds a signed an executive order regarding the declassification and release of records relating to the assassinations of former President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington.

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Trump ordered release of JFK, RFK and MLK assassination records. Here's the King family's response

President Donald Trump has ordered the release of thousands of classified governmental records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The executive order Trump signed Thursday also aims to declassify the remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr.

January 24, 2025
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In this Dec. 17, 1962, photo, Ambassador Adlai Stevenson, the U.S. delegate to the United Nations, shakes hands with Martin Luther King Jr., president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference at the White House with President John F. Kennedy at right. The meeting occurred as Kennedy met with members of the American Negro Leadership Conference on Africa.

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Trump mandates assassination records be released for the Kennedy brothers and MLK Jr.

Congress passed a law in 1992 requiring the documents surrounding President Kennedy's assassination to be released by 2017, but the release has been held up by national security concerns.

January 24, 2025
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  • Ayana Archie
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens speaks during the annual Martin Luther King, Jr.  Day commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta on Jan. 20, 2025.  The event took place a few hours ahead of the presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C.

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WATCH: Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens joins King Center for spirited, contemplative MLK service

The 40th annual holiday celebration to honor the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. included urgent and motivational messages from the Rev. Dr. Bernice King and civic and faith leaders as well as statements about Cornelius Taylor, the man killed in a recent encampment sweep near the historic Ebenezer Baptist Church.

January 21, 2025
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A painting of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King

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A guide to MLK Jr. Day events and activities around Metro Atlanta

A host of MLK Day-related events are scheduled through Monday, Jan. 20.

January 16, 2025
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Muralist Kevin “Scene” Lewis shows a Keep Macon-Bibb Beautiful committee his plan for a Martin Luther King Jr. Mural in the 1400 block of MLK Jr. Blvd. near Downtown Macon. Liz Fabian/ Macon Newsroom

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Kennesaw State University architecture students designing new development as KMBB commissions Martin Luther King Jr. mural

Envisioning a new MLK Blvd. gateway to downtown Macon: A bevy of burgeoning architects gathered on a vacant lot along Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. last week as Macon-Bibb County Commissioner Paul Bronson issued a challenge. 

September 03, 2024
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  • Liz Fabian
Civil rights icon Andrew Young signs a book for Sonjia Daymond at the opening of a traveling exhibit chronicling his life, Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024 in Thomasville, Ga.

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Andrew Young returns to south Georgia city where he first became pastor for exhibit on his life

Civil rights icon Andrew Young has come home to the south Georgia city where he first became a pastor in 1955. Young is billed as the star guest at the opening of a traveling exhibit in Thomasville on Thursday. The aptly called "The Many Lives of Andrew Young" will be held at an arts center not far from Bethany Congregational Church.

August 09, 2024
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From left to right, King Willem-Alexander, King's daughter Bernice King and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, pose for a photograph after placing a wreath at the tombs of Martin Luther King Jr., and Coretta Scott King, during a visit to the King Center, Monday, June 10, 2024, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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King and queen of the Netherlands pay tribute to MLK during visit to Atlanta

The king and queen of the Netherlands have begun a four-day tour of the U.S. in Atlanta. 

June 11, 2024
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King family members including Bernice King (right), CEO of the King Center, gather to remember Martin Luther King Jr., who was assassinated on April 4, 1968.

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56 years after his death, Martin Luther King's appeal for nonviolence applies to a war-torn world

The family of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gathered at the King Center in downtown Atlanta this morning for a wreath-laying ceremony to mark the 56th anniversary of the civil rights leader's assassination. GPB's Amanda Andrews was there.

April 04, 2024
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Xernona Clayton participates in 'Sweet Auburn Stories' on Feb. 28, 2024 at the Carter Center in Atlanta.

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WATCH: Civil rights icon Xernona Clayton shares life, work, MLK friendship in 'Sweet Auburn Stories'

At an event hosted by the Carter Center and Dutch Consulate of Atlanta on Feb. 28, 2024, Sweet Auburn Stories producer Royce Bable sat down with Xernona Clayton, 93, for a wide-ranging interview about her Oklahoma childhood, a stint in Hollywood, her prominence in the American civil rights movement of the 1960s and her long media career. The storytelling series began in 2019 and focuses on Black pioneers. 

March 22, 2024
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Stevie Wonder performs with the Celebration Choir and organist in a tribute to Dexter Scott King in Atlanta on Feb. 10, 2024

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Watch: Stevie Wonder performs an emotional musical tribute to MLK’s son Dexter Scott King in Atlanta

Stevie Wonder joined mourners at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta Saturday for the candlelight memorial service honoring Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and Coretta Scott King, who died Jan. 30, 2024 at age 62 after a battle with cancer.

 

February 11, 2024
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Bernice King, daughter of slain civil-right leader Martin Luther King Jr., becomes emotional as she speaks about her brother Dexter Scott King during a news conference Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024, in Atlanta. Dexter died Monday, Jan. 22, 2024 at his California home after battling prostate cancer.

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Martin Luther King's daughter recalls late brother as strong guardian of their father's legacy

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter says her late brother was a fierce and visionary steward of their father's legacy. The Rev. Bernice King choked back tears at times on Tuesday as she shared memories of her childhood and recent meetings with Dexter Scott King.

January 24, 2024
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Dexter King, son of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., listens to arguments in the State Court of Criminal Appeals in Jackson, Tenn., Friday, Aug. 29, 1997, to determine whether two Memphis judges overstepped their authority surrounding the investigation of the King assassination. The King Center in Atlanta said the 62-year-old died Monday at his California home.

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Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died of cancer at 62

The third of four King children, the 62-year-old died from prostate cancer at his home in Malibu, Calif., according to the King Center, where he served as chairman.

January 22, 2024
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