In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the fight for civil rights.

A teenager whose discovery in a locked shed at her West Virginia home led to the arrest of her adoptive parents has taken the stand in the couple's trial.

Locke, renowned for his philosophies on natural rights, argued that individuals inherently possess rights to life, liberty ...

Who remembers Donald Trump’s first inaugural address? Probably not very many, unless they have Googled it, as I did. That’s likely because after the speech Trump became fixated on the size of the ...

Events coalescing on the same day reflects where contemporary America stands on the continuum between Dr. King’s vision of the future and ugly realism of today.

Baltimore mayor Brandon Scott planned to meet Friday night with department heads and key advisors to discuss canceling the ...

Big Sunday's 13th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Clothing Drive & Community Breakfast will take still take place Jan. 20; ...

Deon Harris, a fourth grader at J.P. Starks Math, Science and Technology Vanguard in Dallas, won first place at the 33rd ...

MLK Commemoration event includes keynote remarks by Morehouse President David Thomas and the presentation of awards for ...

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

Stocks closed sharply higher Friday, sending the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average to their biggest weekly gains since ...