The release of National Archives documents is the latest attempt to define what the Civil Rights icon believed, and what that means now for the country.

On this day in history — July 24, 2005 — King County, Washington was officially renamed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was a long time coming. King County was originally named after U.S. Vice President Rufus de Vane King in 1852. King was a plantation owner in Alabama who reportedly owned between 250 and 500 slaves.

MEMPHIS, Tenn.– A man is dead and Memphis Police are trying to find out why. Officers say they were called to a shooting just before 1 a.m. in the 800 block of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue where they found one man in critical condition.

TheGrio Weekly hosts, Natasha S Alford, Gerren Keith Gaynor and Panama Jackson discuss the Trump Administration's decision to release the MLK files against the wishes of the King family.

John F. Kennedy was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by James Earl Ray. Jeffrey Epstein was killed by... well, let’s leave that there. It’s got nothing to do with their deaths. Plus, do we even know if Bigfoot is still alive?

Panama City commissioners are going over the proposed budget for next year, and they’ve come to some hard realizations. The new Martin Luther King Jr. Rec Center is set to open in October about the same time the new budget starts.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s family is calling for empathy and respect following the release of thousands of FBI records.