Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark ...

When we think of Martin Luther King Jr., we often think of the civil rights leader and icon. His activism was powerful and inspiring on multiple levels. Dr. King's message changed the United ...

The National Constitution Center will honor King on Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday with free admission ... tribute to the legendary civil rights icon. "After you hear it, once, twice ...

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the ...

The idea to establish a national holiday for the civil rights icon arose as the nation ... legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and ...

To some Long Island social justice and civil rights advocates, having Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday take place the same day as Donald Trump's inauguration is a vivid ...

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of ...

Another big MLK Day event for the region is the 40th Annual Day of Celebration happening at the Lansing Center, 333 E. Michigan Ave., at 11 a.m. Monday. Civil rights activist Bernard Lafayette will be ...

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...

Dallas’ 43rd Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade will take place on Jan. 18 at 10 a.m. Shown here is a photo from the 2023 parade.(Elías Valverde II / Staff Photographer) Every year on the third ...

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to run errands or conduct business may be out of luck ...