A new documentary from Stevie Wonder will explore his role in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.

A federal judge in New York this week blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end Haitians’ temporary protected status ...

With a goal of making Georgia State University's campus more walkable, welcoming, and safer, a $100-plus million plan calls ...

Resisting the rain and the heat, 3,000 people lived in Resurrection City, on the Washington Mall, for weeks, to demand an end to poverty. This is episode 51 of Stories of Resistance.

David Mitchell, the Preservation Center’s guy, noted this month marks the 50th anniversary of saving the Fox Theatre. Back in the 1970s, telephone giant Southern Bell wanted to knock down the Fox to ...

Events often rely on federal awards and private sponsorships — increasingly hard to earn amid efforts to suppress diversity, ...

On April 4, 1968, hours before his assassination, from room 306 at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Martin Luther King Jr. phoned the office at Ebenezer Baptist Church back home in Atlanta. It was a ...

Did You Know Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dad Changed His Name? Here’s The Inspiring Reason Why Martin Luther King was originally named Michael King before changing both his name and his son’s name.

Monday, Jan. 20 is national-title day, but also the day the United States celebrates Martin Luther King Jr., and inaugurates Donald Trump to his second term as president.

Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.

Since the U.S. first began observing a federal holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr. in 1986, the day has twice overlapped with a public presidential inauguration: Bill Clinton in 1997 and Barack ...

FATE: Arts & Performing Group is handing out a free MLK Freedom Bell Kit in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20. You can register here. More information here.