Martin Luther King Day is the celebration of the civil rights activist's birthday that falls in January. However, the federal ...

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the ...

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...

In Harlem, New York, while signing copies of his first book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” Izola Ware Curry stabbed King with a ...

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

Martin Luther King's birthday was on January 15, so being on the third Monday in January it was close to that date, because it is a federal holiday that is taken as a day of work, not rest.

Brevard honored Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on Monday with a parade and other commemorations. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

Volunteers of all ages gathered to assemble food boxes for food-insecure families in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. on ...

Though the holiday is young, this will only be the 25th year that all 50 states recognize it together. Here's what's open and ...

Full of energy and excitement, this year's downtown Las Vegas parade has a theme: "Living the Dream — Honoring the Past, ...

This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day — or MLK Day — is on Monday, Jan. 20. MLK Day always takes place on the third Monday of January since it falls near his birthday, which is Jan. 15.