The much-anticipated Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial opened to the public on August 22, 2011, with Thornton Tomasetti providing structural design and construction administration services for ...

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. will take his place next to Roosevelt, Lincoln, Jefferson and Washington Nov. 13 when ground is broken on a National Mall memorial in his honor. “I think ...

Students of Howard University march from campus to the Lincoln Memorial to participate in the Realize the Dream Rally for the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington August 24, 2013. Thousands of ...

A new exhibit is rolling into D.C.'s Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library on Saturday, about the travel guidebook that Black families used to literally navigate a dangerous time: Segregation. The ...

Standing at the entrance to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library in D.C., Kevin Kline took out his phone and opened the GoodMaps app, seeking directions to a nearby café. After a few seconds, ...

Throughout his life, Martin Luther King Jr. championed civil and human rights across the country, including here in D.C. where he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. This year, the annual ...

The Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool has framed historic marches and serves as a symbolic link across the National Mall.

Francis Jacobberger's plan was simple: show up with a six-pack of beer and talk his way into a Crystal City apartment. An investigator for the Washington area union that represents stonemasons, ...

WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) — This Martin Luther King Day, a spotlight is on the fight over voting rights legislation. With the Senate set to start debate on two voting bills Tuesday, the King family has a ...