Next Monday is also Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: a day to reflect on the contributions of the murdered civil rights leader.

He never suggested that his dream of a discrimination-free society should make us blind to the persistence of racism.

In 2013, the last time a presidential inauguration was held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Bernice King made sure her father was present.

Between 1957 and his assassination on April 4, 1968, at age 39, Martin Luther King Jr. gave 2,500 speeches, wrote sermons and ...

During Beard’s speech, he highlighted nonviolence, unity and love as three critical components that King strongly stood for.

Martin Luther King Jr. remains one of the most powerful moral voices in American history, known for his unyielding ...

Another big MLK Day event for the region is the 40th Annual Day of Celebration happening at the Lansing Center, 333 E.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Jan. 20, representing a time to remember the legacy of America’s famous Civil Rights leader and ...

Martin Luther King Day celebrations will take place in Houston this week, leading up to the national holiday on Monday ...

On the third Monday of January — close to King's Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and ...