Four days after Dr. King is assassinated, Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) introduces first legislation providing for a Martin ...

More than 2,000 people gathered for an annual breakfast Monday in Minneapolis to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King ...

On a day established to honor the life and memory of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., those gathered at the Dunbar Recreation ...

At the end of the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Beloved Community Commemorative Service, the Rev. A.R. Bernard Sr. invoked Charles Dickens as he pondered the significance of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day overlap for the third time in the history of the United States. Citizens across the country are in high spirits as they recall the efforts and ...

Garvey, one of the earliest internationally-known Black civil rights leaders, was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.

Events in both Weirton and Steubenville celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day by reflecting on the life and work of the civil ...

Communities across the nation celebrated the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Many participated in a day of service by volunteering and helping to improve communities ...

MLK Jr. Day is a federal holiday, so most government offices across the nation are closed and the Postal Service won't be ...

Monday was only the second time in history the presidential inauguration and Martin Luther King Jr. Day have fallen on the ...

Hundreds of people visited the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute on Monday to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy on MLK Day.