TAMPA, Fla. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the memory of Dr. King and his achievements as a civil rights leader. The holiday is observed annually on the third Monday of January and this ...

LOS ANGELES -- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is likely the first name that comes to mind when you think of the Civil Rights Movement. The preacher, turned dynamic orator and community leader, has a ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- A section of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Philadelphia is closed indefinitely for emergency water infrastructure maintenance. The closure went into effect at 10 a.m. on ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The new MLK Community Center is preparing to officially open its doors, replacing a lodge that served the community for more than a century, with a modern 25,000-square-foot ...

Today, Americans will pay tribute to the late civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorates the life and legacy of King, who was born on Jan. 15, 1929, and became ...

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Montgomery, Ala., in 1961. This week, one day after a federal holiday celebrating the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, Nike announced a new sneaker ...

The White House issued a proclamation recognizing the annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday late Monday evening, following criticism from activists across the country. “Inspired by the tenets ...

LEIMERT PARK, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Reports of an assault on a police officer near the MLK Jr. Day Parade route in Leimert Park prompted a large police presence Monday afternoon. Dozens of LAPD ...

Nearly 2,000 people took part in a two-and-a-half-mile march to commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and remember the work that is still left to be done. As they marched through the ...

A California rabbi claimed his invitation to lead the closing prayer at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration was pulled because of his ties to Israel. Rabbi Hanan Leberman, of Tifereth Israel ...

The theme of today's MLK Day march is togetherness. The march brings together Eugene and Springfield and is joining forces with those supporting the local immigrant community to honor the legacy of ...

Sacramento will be honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Day with the 44th annual March for the Dream, starting Monday morning at Sacramento City College. The 10K walk will also consist of The Extra Mile ...