Even an activist as legendary as Martin Luther King Jr. needed someone to help him up sometimes, and that was never more true than when King was stabbed in the chest with a letter opener at a 1958 book signing in Harlem.

Meagan Good compared her relationship with Jonathan Majors to that of Martin Luther King Jr.'s romance with Coretta Scott King as she appeared on ‘The Breakfast Club’ on Jan. 17. The actor has previously compared himself and Good to MLK Jr.

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Coretta once said that while Martin had to be serious in public, he was a playful, humorous family man. See glimpses of that in these heartwarming images.

In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, New York City has announced changes to trash collection and alternate side parking. The Department of Sanitation is suspending trash, curbside composting,

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Communities across the nation celebrated the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Many participated in a day of service by volunteering and helping to improve communities in his name.

CITY OF ALBANY COMMUNITY MARCHThe City of Albany’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Beloved Community March has been moved indoors, inside the OGS Plaza Concourse, due

The Springfield Symphony Orchestra's third annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration concert, "New Musical World," will feature violin soloist Melissa White, left, and guest conductor Jeri Lynne Johnson, right. (Submitted photos) Submitted

In Harlem, New York, while signing copies of his first book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” Izola Ware Curry stabbed King with a letter opener between his heart and lung. He was taken to Harlem Hospital where his physician, Dr. Aubré D. Maynard, said, “If you had sneezed, your aorta would have been punctured and you would have drowned in your own blood.”

Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors service, not self-gratification. For those who may simply see the day as government-granted time off for a long weekend, the idea to honor King with a national holiday began four days after the Baptist minister and noted civil rights leader was assassinated as he stood on the balcony of a Memphis hotel in 1968.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day events include story times, speakers and fundraising events in Milwaukee and its suburbs.