Reginald Dwayne Betts went from being a 16-year-old facing a nine-year prison sentence to a MacArthur “genius,” an ...

Here's how Dr. King’s final address, which highlighted the importance of jobs, economic independence, and Black economic ...

At the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis one September day, tourists pause solemnly before a ...

Ronald L. Quincy, former executive director of the King Center in Atlanta, discusses the leader's visits and enduring ...

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and many workers will have the day off. Check what's open and closed for the federal ...

Callies' father, Reverend Raymond A. Callies, Sr., is credited with starting the Martin Luther King Jr. Day March in San ...

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The NEA Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade starts at 10:30 a.m. in Jonesboro. President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath ...

Even after Reagan signed the bill in 1983, it did not lead other Republicans to follow. It would be 17 more years until all ...

The NEA Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade Committee hosted a kickoff event to help celebrate MLK weekend and day on Sunday evening, Jan. 19 at Jonesboro High School.

The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday. But in Alabama and Mississippi, it's also Robert E. Lee Day, ...

Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and the NWA MLK Council ...