The reverend and civil rights leader was a major proponent of using nonviolent protest to fight for equality.

President Donald Trump narrowly avoided breaking a 40-year tradition on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Trump faced widespread criticism from civil rights groups, including the NAACP, for not issuing a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The White House issued a proclamation recognizing the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday late Monday evening, following ...

Martin Luther King Jr. III and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, laid a wreath at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall before speaking to and taking pictures with a small crowd.

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade took place in South Los Angeles on Monday morning, bringing together hundreds of people. The event, hosted by the Los Angeles Sentinel and Bakewell Media, ...

Mr. King is chair of the Drum Major Institute and the son of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Mr. Ornstein is a retired scholar at the American Enterprise Institute. The future of the Voting Rights ...

Each year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day invites the nation to pause and remember a man whose words have been softened by time and whose legacy is often simplified for comfort. We recite familiar lines ...

WASHINGTON — Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the annual holiday celebrating the birthday and legacy of the civil rights leader. The holiday is held on the third Monday in January each year and ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday (Jan. 19), representing a time to remember the legacy of America’s famous civil rights leader and give back to the community. More than six decades have passed ...

Black History Month should prompt more than commemoration. It should force us to ask why the figures we now hold up as icons ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday, Jan. 19. Florida and federal offices will be closed on the day, although most stores and restaurants will be open. All Florida schools will be ...

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day designated to honor the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon. It's also one of two federal holidays the Trump administration is making changes ...