Years ago when I was in college, a friend and I drove from our New England schools to California. Along the way we stopped in Memphis- home of amazing barbecue, a rich musical heritage, Graceland, the ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., left, talks with newsmen in a downtown hotel prior to a dinner at which 2,500 persons pay him tribute for his civil rights leadership in Cleveland on March 23, 1965. He ...

Monday marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Below is a transcript of his celebrated "I Have a Dream" speech, delivered on Aug. 28, 1963, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. NPR's Talk of the Nation ...

Nine years ago, Tsivia Cohen saw a problem when she looked on the calendar at the third Monday in January. "Our sense was that children are off school from school for Martin Luther King Day, but don't ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, many are spending the day off celebrating the life and legacy of MLK. Events are being held throughout the Kansas City metro to ...

Martin Luther King Jr. (Jan. 15, 1929–April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's civil rights movement in the 1950s and 1960s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark on ...

Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday commemorating the Civil Rights leader. Events were planned throughout the Chicagoland area, honoring Dr. King's legacy, including the ...