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Dexter Scott King, son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 62
Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., died in California of prostate cancer.
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Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer at 62
Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died after battling prostate cancer.
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39th Annual Kingdom Day Parade
The 39th Annual Kingdom Day Parade was held on Monday, January 15, 2024 -
39th Annual Kingdom Day Parade
39th Annual Kingdom Day Parade
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LA celebrates MLK Day with the 39th annual Kingdom Day parade
The 39th annual Kingdom Day parade was celebrated on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s actual birthday this year as thousands turned out to celebrate and reflect.
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39th annual Kingdom Day Parade at Leimert Park
The 39th annual Kingdom Day parade was celebrated on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s actual birthday this year as thousands turned out to celebrate and reflect. Mekahlo Medina reports for the NBC4 News on Jan. 15, 2024.
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MLK Jr. holiday celebrations include acts of service and parades, but some take a political turn
Communities across the nation celebrated the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday on Monday with acts of service, prayer services and parades. But with the November presidential election as a backdrop, some events took on an overtly political turn.
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MLK family members to serve as honorary team captains at Eagles-Buccaneers playoff game
Three members of the family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will be recognized as honorary Buccaneers team captains when Tampa Bay hosts the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC wild-card matchup Monday night.
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Full 2024 NBA Martin Luther King Jr. Day schedule
The NBA will celebrate MLK Day with a full day of games, including nationally televised contests in Atlanta and Memphis.
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Things to do this weekend: Celebrate Hawaiian music in Redondo Beach
The Slack Key Festival and Free Island Marketplace will swirl with the beautiful sounds of ki ho’alu guitar.
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Parades to volunteering: Find Martin Luther King Jr. Day events around Southern California
The 39th Annual Kingdom Day Parade’s theme is “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop, Going to the Promised Land.”
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What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2024?
As Americans honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, many offices and agencies will close their doors to recognize the federal holiday.
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Watch: NBC4 and Telemundo 52 at the 39th Annual Kingdom Day Parade
Join NBC4 and Telemundo 52 at the 39th Annual Kingdom Day Parade. The annual tradition to honor the civil rights leader kicked off Jan. 15, 2024 on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard from Western Avenue to Crenshaw Boulevard. This year’s theme is “Can’t Stop, Won’t Stop, Going to the Promised Land”. NBC4 News Anchor, Michael Brownlee, and Meteorologist, Melissa Magee,…
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Biden calls for action to end ‘hate-fueled violence' on 60th anniversary of March on Washington
President Joe Biden is calling for action to end the type of “hate-fueled violence” that authorities say motivated a white man to fatally shoot three Black people at a Florida store over the weekend.
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Thousands converge on National Mall for 60th anniversary of March on Washington
Thousands have gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in the nation’s capital to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech.
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Martin Luther King III: Father ‘would be greatly disappointed in the way our nation is choosing to conduct itself'
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s iconic ‘I have a dream’ speech helped set the tone for the March on Washington and generations to come. News4’s Shawn Yancy spoke with Martin Luther King III about whether his father’s dream has been realized.
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Biden and Harris will meet with the King family on the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington
The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom is still considered one of the greatest and most consequential racial justice demonstrations in U.S. history.
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What to know: 60th anniversary of the March on Washington
Thousands of people will gather on the National Mall on the anniversary of the March on Washington. News4’s Joseph Olmo reports.
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At March on Washington's 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement for civil rights
Sixty years ago, the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. issued his resounding call for racial harmony that set off decades of push and pull toward progress. The historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom remains a marker by which progress is measured. But that progress — namely civil and voting rights legislation passed in the mid-1960s — teeters precariously...
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House Where Martin Luther King Jr. Planned Alabama Marches Moving to Michigan
An Alabama home where Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders planned several marches, is moving to a Michigan museum where it will eventually be open to the public.