Martin Luther King III
Coverage of Martin Luther King III in the Nexus archive.
- US civil rights leaders plan march on Washington for voting protections
Civil rights leaders Rev Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III are organizing a August 28 march in Washington to defend voting rights after court rulings weakened protections against racial discrimination in elections. The 'March on Washington 2026: Defend the Vote' will coincide with the 63rd anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr’s 'I Have a Dream' speech.
- WATCH: Hearing turmoil as Jasmine Crockett unloads on MLK's niece in wild racially-charged rant
Rep. Jasmine Crockett accused Republicans of using civil rights activist Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King Jr., as a prop to deflect from racism allegations during a hearing on the Southern Poverty Law Center's funding. Crockett criticized the GOP for hypocrisy in targeting SPLC while ignoring racial dynamics and referenced Donald Trump's 2017 Charlottesville comments. She suggested Republicans should instead call on Martin Luther King III or Bernice King to address the issue.
- Demonstrations to sweep the South over voting rights and redistricting
A wave of voting rights battles and GOP redistricting fights is triggering a coordinated response across the South, with organizers preparing a Summer of Action campaign starting this weekend. The fight over congressional maps, voting access, and political representation is accelerating ahead of November's midterms and the 2028 general election. Organizers say the Supreme Court's narrowing of the Voting Rights Act has made it harder to challenge maps on the basis of racial discrimination.