AUSTELL, Ga. — The story of the historic Lorraine Motel is coming to the stage in Atlanta this Juneteenth weekend. The Memphis landmark is etched in many of memories as the place where Dr. Martin ...

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (WLS) -- A local theatre producer is bringing back a 23-year Black History Month tradition for one night only. "Lorraine," the play, is set on the day April 4, 1968 in Memphis, ...

MEMPHIS — Mary Ellen Ford was a 21-year-old cook at Memphis’ Lorraine Motel in April 1968, when the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. checked in for the last time. King, who was in town to help lead ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated at the Memphis hotel in 1968 Rihanna is commemorating an important day in history. The singer, 32, shared photos Tuesday of her trip to Memphis, Tennessee, ...

Two weeks before Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s death, he met a college choir group at the Lorraine Motel. It's a little-known story about the civil rights icon that had a lasting impact on the young ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. It is family vacation time in African America. A few years back, my kids ...

The National Civil Rights Museum and Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, reopened March 1 after being closed due to COVID-19. It is a place to put on your bucket list of not-to-miss things in the ...

When the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. went to Memphis 50 years ago to support striking sanitation workers, he checked into the Lorraine Motel. It was there, at the downtown motel, where he made plans ...

This story was originally published by ArtsATL. A safe haven for Black travelers. A stomping ground for soul music elites. A near final resting place for one of the world’s most iconic leaders. The ...

The National Civil Rights Museum at The Lorraine Motel will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s annual event, Remembering MLK: The Man, The Movement, The Moment, on April 4, the 57th anniversary of ...

(RNS) — Fifty-three years after MLK's assassination, we must transform a place of bloodshed into inspiration for a better world. (RNS) — This Easter morning will dawn on a hope that is at once ...

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 ...