Rev. Dr. Brandon Thomas Crowley urged the Brandeis community to reclaim the true legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. Brandeis students, faculty, staff and others came together in Skyline Commons Friday afternoon to celebrate the life and legacy of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. The event was also livestreamed.

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

The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated in San Diego tomorrow with a series of community events held on the annual holiday.

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

Spectators at the Martin Luther King Jr. parade in San Diego on Sunday said they wished for a city and nation where all have the same basic rights

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

Billionaire philanthropist and Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates reflected on a recent dinner he had with President-elect Trump in an interview with the Wall Street Journal, saying he was “impressed” by the former president. “I had a chance, about two weeks ago, to go have a long and actually quite intriguing dinner with him,” Gates told…

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in two states, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general.

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day lands on Inauguration Day this year, Boston area organizations and leaders are planning a slew of activities to mark the holiday on Monday.