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

An Easton bookstore marked President Donald Trump’s return to office with an “alternative inauguration” event.

There was a sense of perseverance on the grounds of the King Center Monday, as the King federal holiday fell on Inauguration Day.

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements ...

Texas officially recognized MLK Day in 1991. Today, it remains the only federal holiday designated as a national day of ...

Next Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil ...

It’s January, the coldest month in Atlanta. Despite the chill, the streets of the Sweet Auburn Historic District come alive ...

We’re a day from the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the commemoration of the birth of the famed civil rights leader, who ...

Keep calm and birthday on. I hope this birthday brings you joy, laughter and love — all the things you deserve. If I had only ...

While it is now a time-honored tradition, the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day had a prolonged, difficult path to ...

King would testify before Congress multiple times. She and singer Stevie Wonder, who released his song “Happy Birthday” in support of enacting the holiday, delivered a petition in favor of ...