Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 19, this year. Observed annually on the third Monday in January, the federal holiday is set aside to recognize civil rights leader, Martin Luther King ...

The Arkansas MLK Jr. Commission is hosting an annual conference focused on how King's principles can be applied to the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addresses marchers during his “I Have a Dream” speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington Aug. 28, 1963. Today is ...

Louisville honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a weekend of events, including a motorcade and festival celebrating his ...

Thousands of people around the Philadelphia region honored the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday. It marked the 31st year for the Greater Philadelphia Martin Luther King Day of Service — the ...

Thursday marked the 2nd Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission Day. To kick off the three-day celebration, the AR MLK ...

Did you know the University of Texas at Austin was the first Predominately White Institution (PWI) to memorialize Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.? Twenty-six years ago, UT Austin unveiled a bronze statue ...

On this day honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., we turn to his eldest son, Martin Luther King III. He is a civil rights advocate in his own right who continues to build on his father's ...

Dr. King’s revolutionary vision for economic justice, overcoming political opposition and cementing social justice is essential in this Trump era. What does not receive nearly enough amplification, ...

Savannah residents gathered to honor the Martin Luther King Jr. Arena before its scheduled demolition.

The first observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday. This section of Carolina Journal commemorates the first observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday and ...