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

He never suggested that his dream of a discrimination-free society should make us blind to the persistence of racism.

His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long ...

Originally released on home video, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Historical Perspective follows a more traditional approach ...

Between 1957 and his assassination on April 4, 1968, at age 39, Martin Luther King Jr. gave 2,500 speeches, wrote sermons and ...

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most influential figures in the US civil-rights movement. Much of what people know about the activist is limited to his iconic role in the 1963 March ...

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama previously took presidential oaths of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, in both ...

By Jason Oliver Evans, University of Virginia Since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into ...

Local events from Jan. 21-24 will honor Martin Luther King Jr. See what you can do on Monday, MLK Day, at the Toledo Museum ...

In 2025, as we begin our third century, I am hopeful that this community retain its core values of faith, family, fairness, ...

Jacksonville celebrated the life and legacy of MLK ahead of the civil rights icon's official holiday Monday with a gala ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." 1929-1968 In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the ...