Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated ... Temple Church and was killed the next day. James Earl Ray was convicted of King's murder in 1969 after entering a guilty plea ...

Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...

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

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is officially observed on Monday ... games and arts and crafts along with food and merchandise vendors, health and wellness information and community resources.

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Foundation has joined Keep America Beautiful's 2025 Martin Luther King Corridor Community Grants initiative. The program awards grants to support projects that address inner ...

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 ...

On the 57th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination ... “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” King repeatedly warned against the ...

Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.