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

Alongside Inauguration Day, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, where the former American leader and civil rights activist is ...

Many public institutions are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, while some private businesses remain open. Here's ...

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin ...

SALEM — Students, faculty, and the public are all invited to Salem State University’s Sophia Gordon Center on Monday, Jan. 27 ...

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...

President Trump signed an executive order to declassify any remaining documents related to the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., by James Earl Ray. The announcement came Thursday ...

Decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., there is still "so much work to do" in America when it comes to racial justice and the fight against prejudice. So in honor of the day ...

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of ...