Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements ...

"While others were advocating for freedom by 'any means necessary,' including violence, Martin Luther King Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots ...

During a cool afternoon last October, on South Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Chicago’s Bronzeville neighborhood, two ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day cleared Congress, and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

MLK Commemoration event includes keynote remarks by Morehouse President David Thomas and the presentation of awards for ...

Jonathan Eig is the author of “King: A Life,” winner of the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for biography. The Martin Luther King Jr. federal holiday has been observed now for 39 years — the same length ...

Several events are planned in Aurora on Monday to celebrate the legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the holiday ...

Students, religious leaders and local officials gathered Wednesday to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr.

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday in the U.S. observed on the third Monday of January each year. The ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Jan. 20, representing a time to remember the legacy of America’s famous Civil Rights leader and ...