Martin Luther King

This year’s MLK Holiday Celebration will be Jan. 15, 2024 beginning with the annual Freedom March at 1 p.m. and concluding with the powerful commemorative program held at the Central Bank Center at 2 p.m. The march begins and ends at the Central Bank Center in downtown Lexington. WUKY's Alan Lytle gets a preview from long-time co-chair Chester Grundy.

In this special MLK Holiday edition of WUKY's award winning history series Saving Stories, Doug Boyd, director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History in the UK Libraries highlights an extraordinary interview with Dr. King from March of 1964. Hear the non-violent advocate and activist at the height of his influence in a one-on-one conversation with Kentucky author Robert Penn Warren discussing the revolutionary nature of the Civil Rights movement and where he thought it should go next.

On Monday, 1/20/20, Rock & Roots provided a soundtrack to the day in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Both DeBraun & Joe curated…

Kentuckians joined marchers across the country in marking the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Wednesday. "Forward…

This week Carl Nathe is our guest host. He and George Brown discuss activities planned for this year’s observance of Martin Luther King Day on January…