WATCH: Harris speaks at Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in South Carolina Speaking at the MLK Day at the Dome rally at the South Carolina Statehouse, Vice President Kamala Harris said young ...

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Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. A new green space began to take shape at Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy in East Palo Alto on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20. Over 170 volunteers gathered ...

Boykins played a crucial role in the 1992 campaign for Arizona to officially recognize Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Boykins was part of the "Victory Together Team," working alongside notable ...

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The government documents related to the 1968 assassinations of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Sen. Robert F. Kennedy are set to be released to the public "within the next few days," according to ...

In 2005, the city officially began observing the date as Emancipation Day. In 1912, as crowds gathered outside its New York City offices, the White Star Line denied that it was withholding ...

A sunny morning welcomed the Long Beach community to Martin Luther King Jr. Park for a tree planting celebration in honor of Earth Day on Tuesday, April 22. The Friends of MLK Park, in partnership ...

On April 16, 1963, MLK wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for protesting segregation. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI ...