Several participants at the Phoenix MLK Jr. march said this march is extra significant in light of recent events in ...

On MLK Day alone, the Alliance hosted several events, starting with a prayer breakfast at 7 a.m., a job fair later in the ...

The federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader was established in 1983, but Idaho did not formally recognize it until ...

On July 24, 2005, King County, Washington was officially renamed in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was a long time coming. King County was originally named after U.S. Vice President Rufus de ...

MLK Day is the only federal holiday where Americans are encouraged take a “day on, not a day off.” In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed into law a bill sponsored by Rep. John Lewis, a civil rights ...

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade took place in South Los Angeles on Monday morning, bringing together hundreds of ...

Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but ...

The Rev. Bernice King says Monday's holiday honoring her father's legacy is a 'saving grace' amid political division in the ...

Here is a list of events in the Baltimore area honoring Martin Luther King, Jr. day, including a day of service, a day at the ...

The Black Academy of Arts and Letters will kick off MLK Day with its 43rd annual Black Music and Civil Rights Movement ...

Former state Sen. Margaret Carter was newly elected as the first Black woman to represent Oregon in the state Legislature ...

President Trump removed Martin Luther King Jr. Day from the list of free-entry days to national parks this year.