On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

Sixty years after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. led a rally protesting housing discrimination and segregated schools in ...

This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day — or MLK Day — is on Monday, Jan. 20. MLK Day always takes place on the third Monday of January since it falls near his birthday, which is Jan. 15. When ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — Kingsport hosted its 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March on Saturday, commemorating the first march in the city after King’s assassination 57 years ago.

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 ...

Getting outdoors for Dr. Martin Luther King Day 2025 won't cost a cent at many of Arizona's prized natural landmarks. Monday, Jan. 20, marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S., and the federal ...

Martin Luther King III and Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston reflected on the rally's legacy in a fireside chat ...

In 2005, the city officially began observing the date as Emancipation Day. In 1912 ... In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama ...

In accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, which declared certain federal holidays must fall on the same Monday every year regardless of the date change, MLK day was set to every third ...

Meko Thadison’s secret to good customer service is patience and a smile. Thaddeus Edmonson Sr., founder and president of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee of the Pine Belt, ...

Mississippi also celebrates Robert E. Lee Day on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Mississippi will celebrate Confederate Memorial Day soon. Only four states still honor the Civil War ...

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