Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” continues to be a nonviolence teaching tool and an influential historical ...

The students at Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School on the south side of Hanford are celebrated for all of their wins. That includes learning new words and completing assignments, but also ...

Los Angeles honored Malcolm X’s 100th birthday with a street dedication and Legacy Festival, celebrating his lasting impact ...

School is out and children will be looking to make a splash this summer, but once again several of the Birmingham Public Swimming Pools won’t be open. This year only 7 of the city’s 12 pools will be ...

The two leaders had radically opposing but important approaches to the fight for equality, rights and justice for Black ...

WELLESLEY - Children across Massachusetts were thrilled to go sledding when they woke up on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to a coating of snow. "I have vivid memories of doing this with my parents ...

Johnson, hosted the first parade honoring King in Athens in 2016. This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was set in the midst of a cold winter for the city. This, according to Mokah-Jasmine Johnson ...

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to run errands or conduct business may be out of luck ...

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...

MLK Day is a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging reflection on racism and civil rights. It's also designated as a national day of service. The King Center is ...

The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr. This year, that day is Jan. 20. The holiday in his honor is timed to honor King ...

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of ...