Martin Luther King and the Montgomery Story” continues to be a nonviolence teaching tool and an influential historical account in the United States and worldwide ...

The Imperial Valley Master Chorale, clad in red, white, and blue, performed a patriotic concert during its first-ever ...

Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service, a day dedicated to honoring the life and legacy of Dr. King, a key figure in the American Civil Rights Movement.

This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was set in the midst of a cold winter ... during the festival portion of the event, including one poem based on King’s seminal “Letter from Birmingham ...

Robin Henderson, left, of Lee’s Summit and April Sutherland of Belton, took a selfie together during the We Are ONE, Alpha Kappa Alpha Day of Service at Martin Luther King Elementary School on ...

Rochester, N.Y. - Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with several events in the area celebrating his legacy. 1199SEIU’s 44th Annual MLK Day Celebration at URMC 1199SEIU, a union representing ...

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 ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. essay contest asked students to consider King's challenge: “What are you doing for others?” Here are grades 6-8 winners.

City of Richmond leaders and community members gathered Monday morning in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The event ... Powell said the poem he performed at the event honors King's ...

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 ...