King's son said he never thought racism would still be around and on the rise like it is today, as rally-goers urged activism ...

I think my father and mother would challenge us to be a better America because we can become that. It starts with something ...

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis ... he gave a speech at the Mason Temple Church and was killed the next day. James Earl Ray was convicted of King's ...

Read full article: Pentagon agency pauses celebrations for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Black History Month and more The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

Earth Day recognizes the environmental movement. Here's how it started and why it’s still celebrated every April 22.

Martin Luther King III, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley spoke at the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1965 Freedom Rally.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

It was through Freedom House that he learned Martin Luther King, Jr. was coming to town in April ... lack of affordable housing and income inequality. Louise Day Hicks, then the chair of the ...

Earth Day is the third-newest federal holiday in the U.S., after Martin Luther King Jr. Day (recognized in ... Gaylord Nelson of Wisconsin, a longtime advocate for the environment.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is less than a week away ... according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. Wisconsin state government and Milwaukee city offices will also be closed in ...