During the 39th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration city leaders and organizers express messages of hope as President-elect Donald Trump takes office

I'd never had a white person talk to me like that,' Warren Stewart Sr. says, recalling the late Gov. Evan Mecham and the Arizona battle over MLK Day.

Next Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon..

Mesa celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. with a parade and festival under this year's theme, "Building Bridges: Cultivating Our Community."

Freeman will be the first Black head coach in an FBS national championship, which occurs Jan. 20 on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

It was first proposed four days after King’s 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors ... including fights in Arizona, South Carolina and elsewhere, according to the National Constitution Center.

Entertainers including Wonder canceled Arizona events ... A ‘day on, not a day off’ Martin Luther King Jr. Day’s reach has only grown in its 42 years. It’s the only federal holiday ...

January 20 – marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon who was assassinated in Memphis, Tn., in 1968. The holiday didn’t come together seamlessly.

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Philadelphians are sharing how they plan to honor the civil rights icon this weekend.

Bright Angel, South Kaibab and North Kaibab trails were all closed. The gas leak was at Roaring Springs, which is the water source for all canyon facilities.