As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day ...

Reginald Dwayne Betts went from being a 16-year-old facing a nine-year prison sentence to a MacArthur “genius,” an ...

Here's how Dr. King’s final address, which highlighted the importance of jobs, economic independence, and Black economic ...

King's 'Letter from Birmingham Jail' is not just a seminal document of American civil rights. It's a masterpiece of ...

Ronald L. Quincy, former executive director of the King Center in Atlanta, discusses the leader's visits and enduring ...

What was Martin Luther King Jr.'s childhood like? Discover how his early life and education shaped the Civil Rights leader we ...

It took a long political effort to make the King Holiday commemoration a federal law. ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors service, not self-gratification. For those who may simply see the day as government-granted ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a man of revelation who fought tirelessly and endlessly for the rights of African Americans ...

While Martin Luther King Jr. is best known for his “I Have a Dream” speech on racial justice, he was also a champion of ...

Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...

Texas officially recognized MLK Day in 1991. Today, it remains the only federal holiday designated as a national day of ...