A massive 70-member choir belted out Hallelujah to open a Martin Luther King Jr Day service at his former congregation in Atlanta, followed by a stern message from his youngest daughter warning against anti-woke rhetoric.

Thousands converged on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr’s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality has yet to fulfil his dream.

Speakers at the annual Martin Luther King Jr holiday celebration in Atlanta have called for a renewed dedication to non-violence following a turbulent year in which a deadly pandemic, protests over systemic racism and a divisive election capped by ...