The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

“I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others." King was shot at 6:05 p.m. on April 4, 1968, on the second-floor balcony of the ...

On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Monday, Jan. 20, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which means federal employees and many other workers will have the day off. This year, the holiday honoring the life and legacy of the American ...

It was just one of the lopsided results as the NBA marked the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a day ... Isaac Okoro and Caris LeVert did nothing to slow the Cavs, who led by as many as 32 ...

(AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Passengers depart the Caltrain Norcal MLK Celebration Train in San Francisco on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 15, 2024. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King Center ...

Community Action Partnership of Orange County’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service began more than 20 years ago, when Mark Lowry, director of the OC Food Bank, realized many young people were ...

STATEN ISLAND SECTION Later that day, the National Council of Negro Women, Staten Island Section, organized a transformative Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in collaboration with several ...

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Jacksonville's Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade, which was postponed Monday because of cold weather, has been ...

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, community leaders, artists and advocates gathered at the Parkview at Cascades Park for the Day of Dialogue event, “Art as Activism: The Role of Artists in Social and Political Movements.” The event celebrated King’s legacy through speeches, discussions and artistic reflections on social justice and human rights.

Traveling to Lincoln from Boston, Higginbotham said her grandfather, the Rev. Walter Henderson Brooks, was born a slave in 1851. He “worked” for a tobacco company in Richmond, Virginia.

As part of Georgetown University's Martin Luther King Jr. Initiative, the Let Freedom Ring Celebration took place. This year's celebration honored Dr. King's