Jan. 17 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. It's a day dedicated to celebrating the extraordinary life of activist and humanitarian Dr. King, who helped to teach us about courage, equality, truth ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching quickly – Monday, Jan. 15 — and this year, the federal holiday falls on the actual birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader who was assassinated ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was born 90 years ago, on Jan. 15, 1929. But the name on his original birth certificate — filed April 12, 1934, five years after King was born — was not Martin.

Bernice King, the youngest daughter of Martin Luther King Jr., spent more than 30 years resisting her father’s teachings. “Initially, I rejected him. What I mean by that is, I spent time in my ...