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Work to refinish part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial where a disputed inscription was recently removed may not be done until after the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. A disagreement arose over the past 10 days over how to sandblast and refinish the stone where an inscription was recently chiseled away.

Ex-gay gospel singer who says God delivered him from being gay was removed from a concert lineup at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial after a request from Washington's mayor. The Washington Post reports singer Donnie McClurkin was scheduled to perform at the concert Saturday evening to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington. Several gay rights activities objected to his participation ahead of the event. Doxie McCoy, a spokeswoman for Mayor Vincent Gray, says the Grammy-winning singer decided not perform because the purpose of the event was to bring people together.

A mural of a man who looks like George Zimmerman shooting a likeness of Trayvon Martin was unveiled Friday at the state Capitol of Florida. A mirror sits in the spot under a hoodie where Trayvon Martin's face would be, bordered by Martin Luther King, Jr.'s face decorated with streaks of blood....

US President Barack Obama will mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech by speaking from the same steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington. The August 28 event in the US capital will take place on the exact spot where King delivered his famous address on the same day in 1963.

“Yes, we are facing difficult days. Yet there is hope ahead. Have faith and love for every member of the human race. It is time to hate the sin and love the sinner. We can set the example with personal and communal repentance, revival, restoration, rebuilding, recovery and renewal.” For Alveda King, “it’s all about redemption.” Her uncle once said: “We must discover the power of love, the power – the redemptive power of love. And when we discover that we will be able to make of this old world a new world. We will be able to make men...

How would he respond to the heated racial debate in the land stemming from the death of Trayvon Martin and the not guilty verdict in the George Zimmerman trial? . .King applauded the constant streams of African-mericans who were completing college. But today, he would be concerned about the rising trend towards illiteracy in the black community. "On February 6, 1960, four black students from North Carolina A&T College go to a segregated lunch counter at Woolworths in Greensboro and demand to be served. Today in 2013, four black students who are now welcome at the lunch counter sit down...

A paraphrased quotation that critics said made the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. sound "arrogant" will be erased from King's monument in Washington in time for the 50th anniversary of his celebrated March on Washington, U.S. officials and the memorial's sculptor said Thursday. **SNIP** The sculptor, Lei Yixin, explained that he shortened the quotation so it would fit. But critics — including civil rights activist and former U.S. poet laureate Maya Angelou — have complained ever since the memorial was unveiled that the truncated quotation made it sound like King was declaring himself a hero, when he was actually downplaying...

If you want a textbook example of exploitation, the polar opposite of Dr. Martin Luther King’s life and legacy, look no further than the evolution of today’s black activist. These career protesters – race baiters backed by a liberal army of media manipulated low information voters – seek nothing more to view the world through a bigoted lens that is devoid of reason, love or unity. If there is a le...gal case or a dispute involving a Caucasian and an African America, ala Trayvon and the “white” George Zimmerman, their support is typically all but assured; regardless of the facts...

Many believe the Zimmerman case has shown how far America is from realising the dream articulated by King in 1963.Plans to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I have a dream" speech are being stepped up in the wake of an angry reaction over the decision to acquit George Zimmerman over the shooting of Trayvon Martin, and a recent decision by the supreme court to strike down key sections of a law that protects black voters. Senior figures in the civil rights movement have told the Guardian that fast-escalating resentment over the treatment of black Americans will result...

An image of Martin Luther King Jr. in a hoodie similar to the one Trayvon Martin wore the night he was shot by George Zimmerman has gone viral in support of the teen after a Florida jury found Zimmerman not guilty of second-degree murder and manslaughter. But at least one member of King's family said she doesn't like the image.

Van Jones ✔ @VanJones68 April 4th, 1968 ... #RipTrayvonMartin ... Please RT to share this image. #MLK pic.twitter.com/ywAr1zMZAy