WASHINGTON — The statue in the Jefferson Memorial is 19 feet tall, but it’s the words carved in stone around the bronze figure that are truly monumental. Such as these, from Jefferson’s Declaration of ...

Wikimedia Commons/bnbnhjt The 1939 Marian Anderson Easter Concert (Washington, D.C.) On April 9, 1939, Marian Anderson sang ...

As the US celebrates its 250th birthday in 2026, there is no better place to be during this historic milestone than ...

Not any more. Washington is very much where it’s at – apart from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence at weekends of course – and it ...

This was during public participation hearings on the National Dialogue Committee report. His words were met with laughter and applause. A video of his impassioned explanation swiftly went viral, and ...

Second, the monuments and memorials – though certainly moving, appropriate, and important in that they keep us forever connected to our past while helping us progress into the future – primarily give ...

The memorial would replace an earlier monument of King at the corner of Reading Road and Martin Luther King Jr. Drive.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...

The "Stone of Hope" sculpture is seen at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, DC, on Jan. 14, 2024. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images ...

In front of the Lincoln Memorial on August 28, 1963, he addressed 250,000 peaceful protesters who had gathered for the March on Washington.

Will kids have school? Who killed Martin Luther King Jr.? James Earl Ray, a 40-year-old who had been in and out of prison, confessed to killing King and was sentenced to 99 years in jail for it.

From music to volunteering, here's how to celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Northern Virginia.