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Statement by King Institute Faculty Director Dr. Lerone Martin on the Passing of Mr. Dexter Scott King

January 22, 2024
- Announcement
Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King, Jr., dies at 62

January 22, 2024
Christine King Farris, Spelman College professor and King's older sister, passes at 95

June 29, 2023
Gift boosts vision for the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

June 14, 2023
Dr. Lerone Martin to Preach at Multifaith Celebration at Stanford Memorial Church

January 16, 2022
Lerone A. Martin: A conversation with the new faculty director of Stanford’s Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

January 12, 2022
Lerone A. Martin appointed next faculty director of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute

August 30, 2021
Robert S. Graetz, Montgomery bus boycott supporter and lifelong activist, dies at 92

September 21, 2020
Matt Herron, civil rights photojournalist and activist, dies at 89

August 11, 2020
John Robert Lewis, SNCC founder and chairman, civil rights leader, and congressman, dies at 80

July 20, 2020
Cordy Tindell Vivian, aide to Martin Luther King, Jr., and longtime community organizer, dies at 95

July 17, 2020
Maude Lerita Williams Ballou, Martin Luther King, Jr.'s first personal secretary, dies at 93

September 03, 2019
Aretha Franklin, "Queen of Soul," dies at 76

August 16, 2018
King Papers Project Receives 2018 NHPRC Grant

June 13, 2018
Remembering Dorothy Foreman Cotton (June 9, 1930 - June 10, 2018)

June 11, 2018
Dorothy Cotton, June 9, 1930 - June 10, 2018

June 11, 2018
Journalist Roland Martin Visits King Institute

March 03, 2018
Stanford University's Martin Luther King, Jr. Research & Education Institute Awarded Mellon Foundation, NHPRC Digital Publication Grant

February 15, 2018
Lerone Bennett, Prominent Ebony Journalist and Author, Passes

February 15, 2018
Remembering Wyatt Walker (August 16, 1929-January 23, 2018)

February 13, 2018