Though he invoked Jr. in his inaugural address, President Trump has pursued a vision focused on undoing much of the progress ...

Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.

Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the United States. All federal offices, including courts, post offices, social security offices and others, will be closed. Yes, Martin ...

legislation was drafted to have Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but it would be another 15 years before King was recognized with a day and even longer for all of the United States to recognize it ...

Google Doodle celebrates the 96th birthday of renowned civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a special ... for an end to racism in the United States and became one of the defining ...

(AP) — The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set ... Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday ...

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same ... term as the 42nd president of the United States. Martin Luther King III, the late civil ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department’s intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical ...

legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it. States held back as activists stepped up Reagan's signing did ...

Jan. 20 (UPI) --The United States is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy the same day a new president was inaugurated. "Let's use today to remember that even in the midst of Jim ...

King said the march was "the greatest demonstration of freedom in the history of the United States ... In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, this blog will examine three of the famous civil ...