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Martin Luther King Jr.
Arcs in the news about Martin Luther King Jr. from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.
Person · 69 stories · 664 articles · earliest story we hold Jan 15, 2016
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| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
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| Jan 11, 2016 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 1, 2024 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Jan 8, 2024 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 29 |
| Jan 15, 2024 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 37 |
| Jan 22, 2024 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 50 |
| Feb 5, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 |
| Feb 12, 2024 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 |
| Feb 26, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Mar 4, 2024 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 31 |
| Apr 8, 2024 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 |
| May 13, 2024 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 98 |
| May 20, 2024 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| Jun 10, 2024 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 37 |
| Sep 16, 2024 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 15 |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 68 |
| Jan 20, 2025 | 11 | 25 | 19 | 164 |
| Feb 10, 2025 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 14 | 26 | 17 | 143 |
| Apr 21, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| Jul 21, 2025 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 69 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Sep 22, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 56 |
| Oct 13, 2025 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 12 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 49 |
| Nov 17, 2025 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 18 |
| Nov 24, 2025 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 29 |
| Dec 8, 2025 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Jan 12, 2026 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| Jan 19, 2026 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 45 |
| Feb 16, 2026 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 146 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 49 |
| May 25, 2026 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jun 29, 2026 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jul 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Jul 13, 2026 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 32 |
| Jul 20, 2026 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
Everything else17 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first
Stories about Martin Luther King Jr. that are not part of any arc yet
- Sep 19North Carolina GOP governor nominee Mark Robinson denies making racist and sexually graphic posts on porn forum8 articles · 8 independent sources2 left, 4 center, 1 right
- May 14– 16Rev. William Lawson, civil rights leader and longtime Houston pastor, dies at 95, church says16 articles · 16 independent sources4 left, 2 center, 2 right
- Mar 8Civil rights activist Naomi Barber King, a sister-in-law to the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., dies12 articles · 12 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Mar 3Trump endorses Mark Robinson for North Carolina governor and compares him to Martin Luther King Jr.22 articles · 17 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 2 right
- Feb 22Parts of a Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Denver have been stolen13 articles · 12 independent sources3 left, 3 center, 1 right
- Feb 11– 12Dexter Scott King remembered during memorial as keeper of his father’s dream16 articles · 16 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 0 right
- Jan 22– 23Dexter Scott King, son of Martin Luther King Jr., has died at the age of 6250 articles · 32 independent sources3 left, 10 center, 3 right
- Jan 15– 16MLK Jr. holiday celebrations include acts of service and parades, but some take a political turn30 articles · 23 independent sources3 left, 6 center, 0 right
- Jan 13War in Gaza and US election factor into some of the many events planned for MLK holiday9 articles · 9 independent sources1 left, 0 center, 2 right
- Jan 10– 15What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 202427 articles · 11 independent sources1 left, 6 center, 1 right
Stories that name Martin Luther King Jr.
- Sep 20Harris campaign highlights Trump’s past praise for Mark Robinson as CNN report roils battleground North Carolina8 articles · 7 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 0 right
- Jun 10– 12The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 9538 articles · 30 independent sources4 left, 10 center, 1 right
- May 19– 20President Joe Biden faces silent protests over Israel-Hamas war at Morehouse commencement speech51 articles · 38 independent sources5 left, 13 center, 5 right
- May 16– 20Biden will deliver Morehouse commencement address during a time of tumult on US college campuses55 articles · 34 independent sources9 left, 8 center, 8 right
- Apr 14Gene Herrick, AP photographer who covered the Korean war and civil rights, dies at 9712 articles · 12 independent sources0 left, 2 center, 1 right
- Mar 3– 6Republican Mark Robinson and Democrat Josh Stein will face off in North Carolina’s governor race21 articles · 15 independent sources4 left, 3 center, 5 right