Today's local leaders expressed defiance toward Trump, while young speakers at the Columbus celebration spoke in hopeful ...

MLK Jr. Day is a federal holiday, so most government offices across the nation are closed and the Postal Service won't be ...

Terms like “environmental racism” or “environmental justice” were not yet part of the national lexicon when the Rev. Martin ...

Despite temperatures below 40 degrees, participants held the 21st MLK Parade in Littleton, celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.

As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday, and ...

The United States is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy the same day a new president was inaugurated.

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, ...

Arizona didn't celebrate Martin Luther King Day until 1993, a decade after it became a federal holiday. Here's how the Super Bowl played a role.

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 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that ...