Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the state holiday?

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Her appeal to the president was part of an advocacy for marginalized communities that took root as a Christian missionary in ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours a day, but National Park Service rangers are only available to answer questions from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. It can be reached by ...

Since President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day on Jan. 20, 2025, which also was Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, life for the commander-in-chief has been busy. From Jan. 20 to April 22 ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote the letter, which celebrated its 60th anniversary of publication on April 16, as he was imprisoned in the city of Birmingham after participating in a series of ...

Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. A new green space began to take shape at Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy in East Palo Alto on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20. Over 170 volunteers gathered to ...

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., protected by an umbrella from the rain, addresses civil rights marchers on historic Boston Common ...