That was the text message relayed by Andscape’s Marc Spears moments before I took the pilgrimage this week to the National Civil Rights Museum, built on the site of the Lorraine Hotel — the place Dr.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Rev. Jesse Jackson got the ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at the Memphis hotel in 1968 Rihanna is commemorating an important day in history. The singer, 32, shared photos Tuesday of her trip to Memphis, Tennessee, ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. Mary Ellen Ford was a 21-year-old cook at Memphis’ Lorraine Motel in ...

ATLANTA — The King family held a wreath-laying ceremony at the tomb of Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday afternoon on the 53rd anniversary of the civil rights leader’s assassination. King was shot outside ...