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MLK movie in limbo as Kings squabble

May. 20, 2009
DreamWorks Studios will back out of plans to produce a movie about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. unless King's three surviving children settle their differences over the deal, the studio said Wednesday.
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MLK son Dexter wins ruling vs. siblings

ATLANTA, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A Georgia judge says two children of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. must pay some costs incurred by a sibling they're fighting in court.

Foundation to give to MLK memorial

WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation plans to make a major donation to help build the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial on the National Mall in Washington.

Two King siblings sue a third

ATLANTA, July 11 (UPI) -- Two of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s children are suing their brother to get an accounting of their parents' estate.

MLK III's wife delivers baby girl

ATLANTA, May 26 (UPI) -- The first grandchild of slain U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is a 7.5-pound girl named Yolanda Renee King, the family said in Atlanta.

Bush: MLK service day should be every day

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. President George Bush said Monday public service performed on Martin Luther King Day should be carried out every day, not just one.

Romney stands by MLK claim

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney conceded he never saw his father march with Martin Luther King Jr., as he claimed in a debate this month.

M.L. King's daughter Yolanda dead at 51

SANTA MONICA, Calif., May 16 (UPI) -- The first-born of the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Yolanda King, has died in Santa Monica, Calif., at the age of 51.

Americans honor Martin Luther King

ATLANTA, Jan. 16 (UPI) -- North, south, east and west, Americans remembered the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Monday with reverence and calls for others to continue his work. Rev. Jesse Jackson asked every unregistered voter to stand in a crowded church in Spartanburg, S.C

Martin Luther King Center in disrepair

ATLANTA, Feb. 3 (UPI) -- The National Park Service says the Martin Luther King Center in Atlanta is in a state of disrepair and needs fixing. The 24-year-old Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, the final resting place of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., needs $11.6 mi

$5 million goal set for King memorial

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (UPI) -- The group trying to build a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday announced a fundraising goal of $5 million for the month of February.
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President Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom in Washington
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President Barack Obama awards the the Presidential Medal of Freedom to singer/songwriter Bob Dylan during a ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington on May 29, 2012. The Medal of Freedom is our NationÕs highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world peace, or to cultural or other significant public or private endeavors. UPI/Kevin Dietsch