Every year around this time, I find myself reflecting on my father's dream for our country—a profound vision for justice, ...

Sister Mary Antona Ebo was the only Black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, ...

Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson posted a message on social media to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, San Diegans gathered at the World Beat Cultural Center in Balboa Park to honor his legacy and ...

1929-1968 In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday has never coincided with the inauguration of a non-incumbent president. That ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as "a great ...

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon who was assassinated in 1968. The holiday didn’t come ...

NPR’s ‘Book of the Day’ podcast Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set out to become a civil rights activist, according ...

William Claiborne, a member of Envision Unlimited, a service provider for people with developmental disabilities, works with volunteers to give an interior makeover to Envision’s Westtown center ...

Unlike the many people who are upset that Donald Trump is being inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, I see it as a good thing. First, it calls even more attention to the day and its ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is celebrated this year on Monday, Jan. 20. The influential American civil rights leader is most well-known for his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 and his campaigns to ...