MLK Legacy Section

This year the motivational messages that honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the Minneapolis MLK Holiday Breakfast on Monday,...

Reading Dr. King and reviewing his speeches will give anyone a rounded picture of him that can allow us to...

Find MLK Holiday happenings in the Twin Cities and beyond.

How do King's words, life and legacy resonate in our current times? Community members sound off.

People across the world took to the streets to nonviolently protest the police killing of George Perry Floyd in their...

MLK’s speech “Beyond Vietnam,” delivered at Riverside Church in New York City on April 4, 1967, spoke out against U.S....

How much has really improved for Black people in the U.S. since 1968? On Apr. 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther...

Read Stevie Wonder’s speech on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. January 15, 1981, at the rally calling for an...

Honoring Dr. King’s legacy in the 21st Century means rigorously interrogating the U.S. criminal justice system and refusing to accept...

The U.S. is a very different place than it was in 1968. Or is it?

It has been 40 years since Stevie Wonder penned the up-tempo riff of the 'Happy Birthday' song that created a...

' We suffer from a kind of poverty of the spirit which stands in glaring contrast to our scientific and...

Gil Scott-Heron relates his experience with Stevie Wonder on his 1981 'Hotter Than July' tour in which Wonder advocated and...

Find events in the Twin Cities and beyond to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King’s enduring legacy as a champion of...

In 2019, the two Americas King wrote about still remain. A nation once lauded for its enviable and expanding middle...

If he were alive, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. would be wholly disgusted with the American experiment.

While the Twin Cities may be chock full of events to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, the partial...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has come to be revered as a hero who led a nonviolent struggle to reform...

As we celebrate and reflect on King’s ongoing legacy, the MSR took to the streets to find out how various...

Here's how to watch a live broadcast of the sold-out affair.