Kamala Harris visits Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where MLK was assassinated: ‘We need to be reminded of our true history’

A source close to Harris told theGrio it was the former Vice President's first visit to the National Civil Rights Museum.

Unusual Tribute to King: Sneakers Inspired by the Site of His Killing

LeBron James’s new sneaker seeks to honor the civil rights leader with a color palette inspired by the Memphis motel where ...
Action News Jax

Witness to Martin Luther King Jr. assassination speaks out

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 ...
The Root

A Playwright's Vision of MLK's Last Day

It was a stormy night in Memphis, Tenn., at the Lorraine Hotel on April 3, 1968, when civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. was gearing up for what would be his last speech, “I’ve Been to the ...
Black Enterprise

‘The Mountaintop’ Stage Play Returns to Imagine MLK’s Last Night Alive At The Lorraine Motel

Playwright Katori Hall has a new theater show that pulls back the veil on what the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. might’ve experienced the night before his death. Written by Hall and directed by ...