Martin Luther King Jr.

Two for Tuesday: WNBA great Swin Cash and activist Coretta Scott King

Recognizing women of accomplishment during Women’s History Month

King’s ‘Letter from Birmingham Jail’ explains the rage over the NFL anthem protests and the persistence of racial injustice

Re-reading the famous letter today shows how much still needs to change

Olympic gold medalist and seven-time world champion Brittney Reese believes MLK’s dream is alive and well

The long jump star says King’s beliefs influenced her a lot in her journey

New York Knicks visit balcony where King was shot

Front office, players and coaches call the moment ‘chilling’

Everybody in the NBA is fighting and other news of the week

The Week That Was Jan. 15-18

The NBA celebrates MLK Day

A game-by-game look at how teams chose to honor the civil rights icon

The story behind how ‘The New Yorker’s’ MLK, Kaepernick and Michael Bennett cover was born

NFL protests are ‘civil disobedience in the manner of King,’ says artist

Tarik Black holds on to lessons from National Civil Rights Museum

Rockets forward grew up in the museum where his mother worked

When baseball organized an early ‘All-Star’ game to remember Martin Luther King Jr.

King often invoked the power of accomplished athletes, and many players wanted to honor him