DirectorMLK
@directormlk.bsky.social
Martin Luther King, Jr. Centennial Professor
Director, Martin Luther King Institute
Stanford University
Director, Martin Luther King Institute
Stanford University
Still feeling this one. Brought Young King to Lawrenceville, shared the stage with Mr. Fred Vereen Jr., and received a NJ State Citation from the NJ State Assembly. Humbled and grateful for everyone who showed up. 🙏🏾
Young King available now wherever books are sold.
#YoungKing #MLK
Young King available now wherever books are sold.
#YoungKing #MLK
May 27, 2026 at 5:36 PM
Still feeling this one. Brought Young King to Lawrenceville, shared the stage with Mr. Fred Vereen Jr., and received a NJ State Citation from the NJ State Assembly. Humbled and grateful for everyone who showed up. 🙏🏾
Young King available now wherever books are sold.
#YoungKing #MLK
Young King available now wherever books are sold.
#YoungKing #MLK
I'm speaking at Kepler's Books tomorrow about Young King. Join me: https://www.leronemartin.com/event-details/keplers-books #YoungKing #MLK #BookEvent
May 14, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I'm speaking at Kepler's Books tomorrow about Young King. Join me: https://www.leronemartin.com/event-details/keplers-books #YoungKing #MLK #BookEvent
What a week. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Woodson High School in DC where I taught an MLK course last year and got to come back to share Young King with those students. And Politics and Prose to close it out.
Grateful doesn't cover it. Young King, available everywhere
Grateful doesn't cover it. Young King, available everywhere
May 13, 2026 at 6:51 PM
What a week. The National Center for Civil and Human Rights. Woodson High School in DC where I taught an MLK course last year and got to come back to share Young King with those students. And Politics and Prose to close it out.
Grateful doesn't cover it. Young King, available everywhere
Grateful doesn't cover it. Young King, available everywhere
I've bought more books in the ATL airport than I can count. As a grad student at Emory, those terminals were a second home.
To walk through and see Young King on the shelf — speechless doesn't even cover it. Available now wherever books are sold — including, apparently, right here! ...
To walk through and see Young King on the shelf — speechless doesn't even cover it. Available now wherever books are sold — including, apparently, right here! ...
May 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
I've bought more books in the ATL airport than I can count. As a grad student at Emory, those terminals were a second home.
To walk through and see Young King on the shelf — speechless doesn't even cover it. Available now wherever books are sold — including, apparently, right here! ...
To walk through and see Young King on the shelf — speechless doesn't even cover it. Available now wherever books are sold — including, apparently, right here! ...
Dallas and St. Louis — what incredible nights. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Young King. The rooms were alive, the conversations were exactly what this book was made for. I am so grateful. #YoungKing
May 11, 2026 at 5:59 PM
Dallas and St. Louis — what incredible nights. Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Young King. The rooms were alive, the conversations were exactly what this book was made for. I am so grateful. #YoungKing
IT'S PUB DAY and I can't stop smiling.
YOUNG KING: The Story of Young MLK is out in the world today. I'm so grateful this book exists. Before he changed everything, he was just a kid — and this one's for every young dreamer out there.
Go grab your copy.
YOUNG KING: The Story of Young MLK is out in the world today. I'm so grateful this book exists. Before he changed everything, he was just a kid — and this one's for every young dreamer out there.
Go grab your copy.
May 5, 2026 at 11:58 PM
IT'S PUB DAY and I can't stop smiling.
YOUNG KING: The Story of Young MLK is out in the world today. I'm so grateful this book exists. Before he changed everything, he was just a kid — and this one's for every young dreamer out there.
Go grab your copy.
YOUNG KING: The Story of Young MLK is out in the world today. I'm so grateful this book exists. Before he changed everything, he was just a kid — and this one's for every young dreamer out there.
Go grab your copy.
Had the privilege of sitting down with Anna Malaika Tubbs at the Stanford Black Alumni Summit this weekend — discussing the hidden histories of Black excellence in The Three Mothers and Young King. Exactly the conversation this moment calls for. #YoungKing #MLK
May 4, 2026 at 10:39 PM
Had the privilege of sitting down with Anna Malaika Tubbs at the Stanford Black Alumni Summit this weekend — discussing the hidden histories of Black excellence in The Three Mothers and Young King. Exactly the conversation this moment calls for. #YoungKing #MLK
Black Atlanta in the 1940s created the ecosystem that nurtured young Martin. Community, place, and belonging aren't just background, they're the foundation. #YoungKing #MLK #BlackHistory
May 1, 2026 at 7:06 PM
Black Atlanta in the 1940s created the ecosystem that nurtured young Martin. Community, place, and belonging aren't just background, they're the foundation. #YoungKing #MLK #BlackHistory
Had a great conversation with Baptist News Global about Young King. 🎙️ Episode is out tonight — link in bio.
April 30, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Had a great conversation with Baptist News Global about Young King. 🎙️ Episode is out tonight — link in bio.
The teenager who would change America once struggled to find his voice in a Connecticut tobacco field. Every great calling is forged through experience. Context matters more than we think. #YoungKing #MLK
April 30, 2026 at 7:03 PM
The teenager who would change America once struggled to find his voice in a Connecticut tobacco field. Every great calling is forged through experience. Context matters more than we think. #YoungKing #MLK
First box. First copy. First moment it finally feels real. Young King is here! #YoungKing #MLK
April 13, 2026 at 4:45 PM
First box. First copy. First moment it finally feels real. Young King is here! #YoungKing #MLK
Three discoveries from the archives that altered everything I knew about young MLK. First, he almost didn't become a preacher. #YoungKing #MLKHistory
April 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
Three discoveries from the archives that altered everything I knew about young MLK. First, he almost didn't become a preacher. #YoungKing #MLKHistory
One year old MLK and older sister Christine, 1930. Fun fact: Martin used to dismember Christine's Barbie dolls and hide the parts around the house. Big sisters really do put up with everything.
April 6, 2026 at 4:58 PM
One year old MLK and older sister Christine, 1930. Fun fact: Martin used to dismember Christine's Barbie dolls and hide the parts around the house. Big sisters really do put up with everything.
Grateful doesn't quite cover it.
Thank you, Julia Roberts, for championing Young King and helping share this part of MLK's story with the world.
Your voice amplifies stories that matter. I'm honored you chose to lift this one.
🙏❤️
#YoungKing #MLK #grateful
Thank you, Julia Roberts, for championing Young King and helping share this part of MLK's story with the world.
Your voice amplifies stories that matter. I'm honored you chose to lift this one.
🙏❤️
#YoungKing #MLK #grateful
April 4, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Grateful doesn't quite cover it.
Thank you, Julia Roberts, for championing Young King and helping share this part of MLK's story with the world.
Your voice amplifies stories that matter. I'm honored you chose to lift this one.
🙏❤️
#YoungKing #MLK #grateful
Thank you, Julia Roberts, for championing Young King and helping share this part of MLK's story with the world.
Your voice amplifies stories that matter. I'm honored you chose to lift this one.
🙏❤️
#YoungKing #MLK #grateful
Got my advanced reader copies today! I know I have at least one fan of the book (even if he can't read yet)
April 3, 2026 at 2:45 PM
Got my advanced reader copies today! I know I have at least one fan of the book (even if he can't read yet)
I'm excited to join the Rotary Club of Los Altos today for a conversation about Young King and the making of Martin Luther King Jr. More details: https://www.leronemartin.com/event-details/los-altos-ca #YoungKing #MLK #SpeakingEvent
April 2, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I'm excited to join the Rotary Club of Los Altos today for a conversation about Young King and the making of Martin Luther King Jr. More details: https://www.leronemartin.com/event-details/los-altos-ca #YoungKing #MLK #SpeakingEvent
I drew inspiration for Young King from watching my sons navigate their childhoods and reflecting on my own, as well as from studying MLK's papers. Our society tends to make leaders like King into unreachable icons, but he was once just a teenager becoming a young man, too. #YoungKing #Parenting #MLK
March 28, 2026 at 4:30 PM
I drew inspiration for Young King from watching my sons navigate their childhoods and reflecting on my own, as well as from studying MLK's papers. Our society tends to make leaders like King into unreachable icons, but he was once just a teenager becoming a young man, too. #YoungKing #Parenting #MLK
Behind-the-scenes: My writing space where Young King came to life. Coffee and character development among King's papers. #AmWriting #YoungKing #WritersLife
March 26, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Behind-the-scenes: My writing space where Young King came to life. Coffee and character development among King's papers. #AmWriting #YoungKing #WritersLife
Grateful to contribute to CNN's new series exploring the complex relationship between FBI Directors and Presidents.
Watch on CNN: https://www.cnn.com/videos/title-2555439
Watch on CNN: https://www.cnn.com/videos/title-2555439
March 25, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Grateful to contribute to CNN's new series exploring the complex relationship between FBI Directors and Presidents.
Watch on CNN: https://www.cnn.com/videos/title-2555439
Watch on CNN: https://www.cnn.com/videos/title-2555439
Two years ago, I started uncovering the MLK you've never met — the uncertain teenager before he became an icon — finding his voice. Order "Young King, The Making of Martin Luther King Jr."
#YoungKing #MLKHistory #CivilRights
#YoungKing #MLKHistory #CivilRights
March 24, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Two years ago, I started uncovering the MLK you've never met — the uncertain teenager before he became an icon — finding his voice. Order "Young King, The Making of Martin Luther King Jr."
#YoungKing #MLKHistory #CivilRights
#YoungKing #MLKHistory #CivilRights
Reposted by DirectorMLK
"The society that performs miracles with machinery has the capacity to make some miracles for men—if it values men as highly as it values machines. This is really the crux of the problem. Are we as concerned for human values and human resources as we are for material and mechanical values?"
February 10, 2025 at 10:44 PM
"The society that performs miracles with machinery has the capacity to make some miracles for men—if it values men as highly as it values machines. This is really the crux of the problem. Are we as concerned for human values and human resources as we are for material and mechanical values?"