It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...

King's innovative thinking helped pave the way for Black entrepreneurial success. By challenging what's possible, King created a new era.

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

Dr. King was a civil rights activist who worked to end segregation. A few of his most notable works include the March on ...

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 ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in Steubenville hosted a remembrance ceremony for Reverend Martin Luther King Jr ...

(Benjamin Fanjoy/San Francisco Chronicle via AP, File) 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 ...

In his 28 years leading the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Youth Rally ... a walk from the Capitol to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s City Campus. Out of all the people walking alongside ...

Chattanooga will observe Martin Luther ... However, King’s relationship to the Chattanooga area predates his famed speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Fresh from seminary at age 24 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday ... The march will culminate at the Lincoln Memorial where the organizers will host a rally and People’s Fair. The annual MLK Holiday D.C. Peace Walk ...