Martin Luther King Jr. Day is this Monday, Jan. 19. How did it become a federal holiday and who gets the day off? Here's what ...

Martin Luther King’s son and Norm Ornstein, a leading scholar of voting rights, discuss a case that could hollow out the ...

The Rev. Bernice King says Monday's holiday honoring her father's legacy is a 'saving grace' amid political division in the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. III and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, laid a wreath at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the ...

It was the first predominately white institution to memorialize the civil rights leader.

Across Southern California, people continue to recognize King with visual tributes, monuments and reclaimed public spaces ...

Across Atlanta, there are places that helped shape Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s thinking and the civil rights movement, many ...

Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, reflects on his father's legacy and what he ...

Knoxville doesn’t honor the life, work and continuing legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for just a day. It’s a month-long celebration. Knoxville's 44 th annual King Week celebration begins weeks ...

Discover the depth of J. Edgar Hoover's vendetta against Martin Luther King Jr. For years before Martin Luther King Jr.’s death, he was subjected to a campaign of intimidation by J. Edgar Hoover's FBI ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. federal holiday that honors the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a major leader in the civil rights movement. In 2026, the holiday will be observed on ...

1948 – Is ordained a Baptist minister. 1954 – Becomes the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama. December 1, 1955 – Seamstress and civil rights activist Rosa Parks refuses to ...