Three Omaha-area residents have been recognized for representing the diverse and inclusive vision of civil rights leader Dr.

Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...

People gathered at a historic church in north Portland for a special service to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day cleared Congress, and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

"While others were advocating for freedom by 'any means necessary,' including violence, Martin Luther King Jr. used the power ...

Maryland’s participation in the Coretta Scott King Classic is an opportunity to honor the family legacy and emphasize women’s ...

Sister Mary Antona Ebo was the only Black Catholic nun who marched with civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. in Selma, ...

The first Martin Luther King Jr. Day was January 20, 1986. Coretta Scott King, the wife of Dr. King, had a great idea in the year prior to the first ...

On the site where The Embrace memorializes Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King once stood a social club that ...

Rev. Peter Johnson writes about the Martin Luther King Jr. he knew: He was brilliant, athletic and kind. I can see him ...

San Diego's 43rd annual MLK Day Parade took place Sunday morning downtown. CBS 8's Keristen Holmes emceed the event.

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