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 ...

Led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., between 3,000 and 8,000 marchers crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge out of Selma on their ...

The City of Milton has rescheduled its Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade and celebration. City officials originally canceled the parade because of extremely cold weather, but they decided to ...

The Fort Worth Martin Luther King Jr. Day in North Texas was previously rescheduled because of weather. Republicans try to go it alone on government funding as shutdown deadline nears ...

As a college president who is passionate about expanding access to education, I don’t have all the answers right now. But I ...

Historian Vicki Crawford was one of the first scholars to focus on women’s roles in the civil rights movement. Her 1993 book, ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is more than just a symbol of the Civil Rights Movement; his legacy is deeply rooted in his ...

I think everybody has to start looking at language,” says the daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. “It doesn’t mean you have to ...

Michael King Jr was born in Atlanta, Georgia on January 15, 1929. His father, Michael King Sr, and mother, Alberta King, grew up involved in the church. Alberta’s father was a minister and Michael Sr ...

On Sunday at Skyline High School, students will perform speeches, poetry, monologues, and scenes in the tradition of Martin ...

MLK Day falls on the third Monday of every January, and most banks observe the holiday. Here's what you can do if you have ...