By Jason Oliver Evans, University of Virginia Since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into ...

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

US stock futures witnessed a cautious tone from investors in the early hours of Monday, as all focus shifted to anticipations ...

· January 15, 1929: Now commemorated annually as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (in 2023, the holiday is observed on Monday, January 16), January 15 marks the day King was born in 1929. King was born in ...

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

Discover the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the modern-day leaders carrying on his fight for social justice. Meet Shaquayah McKenzie, Jadayah S. Muhammad, and Rashad D. Staton.

His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long ...

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

Originally released on home video, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.: A Historical Perspective follows a more traditional approach ...

Jacksonville celebrated the life and legacy of MLK ahead of the civil rights icon's official holiday Monday with a gala breakfast tribute Friday.

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements ...