A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.'s final stand has ...

King was drawn to Memphis in 1968 to support some 1,300 predominantly Black sanitation workers who went on strike to protest ...

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

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...

Read full article: Hundreds turn out for Jacksonville’s belated Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Grand Parade The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated in Jacksonville during ...

NEW YORK (AP) — World shares were mostly higher on Tuesday after U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed, quiet close at the start of ...

Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens has launched his reelection campaign by telling voters he helped lower crime, keep the city ...

The rally included Martin Luther King III as well as other local and state leaders across a variety of sectors.

State offices, including state courts, in Alabama are closed today for a holiday, though it’s not one most places celebrate.

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

Organizers, including Embrace Boston, Everyone250 and the city of Boston, said the rally "honors a pivotal moment in history, ...

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...