The reverend and civil rights leader was a major proponent of using nonviolent protest to fight for equality.

The Albany High School Albanettes and Trubadors sing at the end of a wreath laying ceremony at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Lincoln Park in honor of the life and works of Dr. Martin ...

The nation today marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal observance honoring King’s profound impact while also ...

Government offices, the stock market and many schools are closed Monday in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is rightly recognized and remembered for his “ I Have a Dream ” speech, delivered at the ...

By  TERRY TANG The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln ...

The King holiday marks 58 years since Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, underscoring the continued relevance of his ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday, Jan. 19. In 2025, the holiday coincided with the inauguration of President Trump on Jan. 20. At the time, flags were flying at half-staff around the ...

For the last 40 years, the third Monday in January has been a national holiday honoring the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...

"Because I know there will be a ton of wrong facts about the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. shared this week, I want you all to ...

King said his dream was ‘deeply rooted in the American dream’ — a dream ‘that one day this nation will rise up and live out ...

We must recognize a fundamental correspondence between Birmingham in 1963 and Minnesota in 2026, and the broader experience ...