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

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 ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is seen with the Washington Monument, during the 9th Annual Wreath Laying and Day of Reflection and Reconciliation, in Washington, Monday, Jan.20, 2020.

Gosha, Pastor and founder of Living Word Church in San Angelo, was joined by other speakers, singers, and musicians Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, during the annual noon service by the Martin Luther King ...

FILE - In this 1960 file photo, Martin Luther King Jr. speaks in Atlanta. The civil rights leader had carried the banner for the causes of social justice — organizing protests, leading marches ...

North Idaho College is not just an institution of higher learning, it is a beacon of democracy,” North Idaho College ...

Join the Town of Chapel Hill for Open Chapel Hill Day Saturday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a town-wide event offering a ...

Marches in recent years, mostly by young people all over our country and abroad for issues such as gun control, are an ...

Martin Luther King Jr had the courage to fight discrimination with non violence.  He was the heart and voice of the battle ...

When Warren H. Stewart Sr. first came to Phoenix nearly 50 years ago from New York City, his plan was to stay for a few years ...

Democratic U.S. Sens. Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock announced Wednesday that they are pushing legislation to have Atlanta’s West Hunter Street Baptist Church acknowledged as a National Historic Site.

Former President Joe Biden joined Minnesotans by the thousands who paid their respects to Melissa and Mark Hortman at the ...