Imani Perry traces the history and symbolism of the color blue, from the indigo of the slave trade, to Coretta Scott King's ...

Although she is best known for being the wife of famed civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Coretta Scott King was a trailblazer in her own right in the fight for equality and ending ...

His wife, Coretta Scott King, played an integral part behind the scenes of the civil rights movement. In this report from 2006 shortly after her death, TV9’s Dave Franzman talked to several ...

The first Martin Luther King Jr. Day was January 20, 1986. Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. King, had a great idea in the year prior to the first observance of the federal holiday. Speaking at a ...

On their broadcast network Monday, they’ll be airing a women’s college basketball doubleheader titled The Coretta Scott King Classic. Airing live from the Prudential Center in Newark ...

A doting father, Dr. King shared four children with his wife Coretta Scott: daughters Yolanda Denise, 69, and Bernice Albertine, 61, as well as sons Martin Luther III, 67 and Dexter Scott ...

Viewers are given a panorama of the era’s pivotal figures and those who carried his message forward including his wife Coretta Scott King, Rev. Ralph Abernathy, Julian Bond, former President Jimmy ...

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a law, designating the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging Americans to ...

the grave of King and his wife Coretta Scott King, and Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church where King was baptized, where he was co-pastor, and where his funeral was. There is also the King Center ...

Stage Left" is a play that chronicles Jimmy Carter's journey from Plains, Georgia, to the White House, with input from both Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter. The play debuted at the Carter Center shortly ...

The holiday didn’t come together seamlessly. Efforts from King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, lawmakers, activists and others took years. Here’s what you need to know about how Martin ...