It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...

In Harlem, New York, while signing copies of his first book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” Izola Ware Curry stabbed King with a ...

Ahead of his inauguration speech tomorrow, the son of the late civil rights leader said the president-elect needs to "set the ...

Though the holiday is young, this will only be the 25th year that all 50 states recognize it together. Here's what's open and ...

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon.

Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that ...

“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive ...

The setting for San Diego’s 43rd Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Parade could not have been more picturesque: a sapphire sky ...

National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., patrol the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on Jan. 18, 2021. The memorial was ...

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

People stood in praise, worship and prayer during the 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Scholarship and Prayer Breakfast.