Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...

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 ...

Martin Luther King III and Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston reflected on the rally's legacy in a fireside chat ...

A sunny morning welcomed the Long Beach community to Martin Luther King Jr. Park for a tree planting celebration in honor of ...

Students from Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy for Boys helped plant the first of 11 new trees throughout the park.

Legendary attorney Fred Gray — once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours a day, but National Park Service rangers are only available to answer questions from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. It can be reached by ...

The cleanup will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Crosby Park Elementary. Those who would like to volunteer to lend a hand ...

When you think of a successful protest movement, most Americans probably think of the American Civil Rights movement, and the ...

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...