The Greater Texarkana Branch of the NAACP hosted its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration to honor the legacy of the civil rights leader.

Martin Luther King Jr. came to the city in August 1965 as part of a protest campaign targeting big cities up North. His visit included a stop in Mantua.

Martin Luther King Jr is remembered for his tireless work during the Civil Rights Movement and his dream that one day everyone would be treated as equals. A statue built in his memory now stands in Washington D.C. and each year, the third Monday in January is celebrated as Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an American federal holiday.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, San Diegans gathered at the World Beat Cultural Center in Balboa Park to honor his legacy and remember his struggles for civil rights and equality, while students at

Northern Nevada’s community members are gathering to pay their respects for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and vision for America.

From #kunhardtfilmfoundation Martin Luther King Jr., an American civil rights activist, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was

On a piece of hallowed ground in Paterson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a sermon in 1968. Just days later, in Memphis, Tennessee, his life was cut short. But in the neighborhood, his spirit is still felt by those whose voices carry his message.

People from around the country paid a visit to the National Civil Rights Museum Monday to honor Dr. King and some of those in attendance were a couple former Tennessee Titans.

The Rev. Bernice King spoke at Martin Luther King Jr. Day service Monday at his former congregation at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

This is not about Dr. King. It’s about us as a community,” said Janice Leavell, the chair for the King Holiday Committee in Jeffersonville.

Federal judge Jerry W. Blackwell stood in the pulpit of Duke Chapel during a Sunday commemoration service for civil rights martyr Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and offered a message of healing and unity during one of the most politically and racially polarizing periods in the nation’s history.

Federal and state offices, banks, as well as postal and trash services will be closed or suspended Monday. Here’s what else you should know.