Over the last decade, the memorial has become a meeting point for activist groups and a spot on pilgrimages for world leaders and peacemakers.

The Tidal Basin Ideas Lab, a new virtual exhibit, features proposals from five designers and seeks ideas from the public.

More than 1,000 religious leaders are expected to attend the “One Thousand Ministers March for Justice” rally on Monday to honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and rally against President Donald Trump’s leadership in light of the deadly rally in Charlottesville.

It begins next week with “Documented.”

At the MLK Memorial at 7 p.m.

Last night, nearly fifty postal workers gathered at the MLK Memorial and marched to the steps of the Postal Service Headquarters, protesting for safer delivery hours.

Postal workers will gather at the MLK Memorial this evening to rally in memory of Tyson Barnette, a postal worker who was shot and killed delivering mail after dark back in November.

There are a huge number of ways to spend that day and the week leading up to it by remembering the civil rights leader and volunteering

After concerns were raised about sandblasting, the NPS has found a solution.

A disagreement over how to sandblast the stone is causing the holdup.