Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a dedicated day of service, and we encourage fans to give back to their communities and continue to advocate what Dr. King fought for – civil rights for all.

The legislation to recognize Martin Luther King Day was first introduced in 1968, four days after his assassination. Civil rights activists worked for 15 years for it to be established by the federal ...

One of them, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., had ... about week and then came the day, May 2, 1963. We got there around 10 a.m. and were going to march at 11. Dr. King was there but I couldn’t ...

Several right-wing media figures spent Martin Luther King Jr. Day smearing the civil rights leader as a “bad guy” who “stands for America’s anti-white mania,” and trying to discredit the ...

This Memorial Day, let us honor those who have had the courage to make the ultimate sacrifice by speaking Truth — and the ...

In 1966, King, and his father, Martin Luther King Sr., attended Zion Baptist Church, 2200 W Muhammad Ali Blvd., where the Rev ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday on Monday honors the civil rights leader who was born Jan. 15, 1929. This would have been his 95th birthday. The holiday is always observed on the third ...

Kennedy Jr., responded to a Daily Beast story on Friday by comparing his decision to offer his kids fake vaccine cards to the civil disobedience practiced by Martin Luther King Jr. “Federal law ...

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the leading voice of the American civil rights movement. The protests he organized, the marches he led and the ...

A reflection on Martin Luther King, Mohandas Gandhi, et al. In his ‘Letter from a Birmingham Jail,’ MLK taps into the tree of American spirit. A focus on character and merit is deeply rooted ...

thousands gathered… The Oval Office meeting will be held 60 years after President John F. Kennedy and King met at the White House on the morning of the march.