President-elect Trump on Monday becomes only the third president to take the oath of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Even during the height of racial segregation in the 1960s, Dr. King envisioned a world where his kids' would not be judged by the color of their skin.

Today is Martin Luther King Junior Day. King delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech in Washington, D.C. In 1963. The ...

As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day ...

Reginald Dwayne Betts went from being a 16-year-old facing a nine-year prison sentence to a MacArthur “genius,” an ...

It took a long political effort to make the King Holiday commemoration a federal law. ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, ...

Arizona didn't celebrate Martin Luther King Day until 1993, a decade after it became a federal holiday. Here's how the Super Bowl played a role.

Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...

Texas officially recognized MLK Day in 1991. Today, it remains the only federal holiday designated as a national day of ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day cleared Congress, and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

Go to a MLK celebration these days and you will hear Black politicians using this holiday as a platform to run for Office.