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 a ...

Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...

A sunny morning welcomed the Long Beach community to Martin Luther King Jr. Park for a tree planting celebration in honor of ...

On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

The family of a 29-year-old woman killed in a 2023 Martin Luther King Day shooting has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. St. Lucie County, the city of Fort Pierce, even organizers and others were named ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

Dublin is honoring their connection to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this weekend with their "One Day" civil rights experience ...

On April 4, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on the balcony ... The commemoration is a contemplative day. It is a spiritual day. It is a hard day. It is a necessary day.

Note: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birth home is also on-site ... According to the National Park Service, it's best to visit early in the day. Also, remember to wear comfy shoes since the entire ...

Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours a day, but National Park Service rangers are only available to answer questions from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. It can be reached by ...