Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

This story was updated to correct grammar errors. With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to ...

The Martin Luther King Jr. Commission will be hosting their annual Holiday Food and Toy Giveaway, as they look to spread holiday joy and cheer throughout the community. The giveaway will take ...

Mississippi honors those who fought for the Confederacy against the United States in the Civil War. Who tried to drop the ...

ATLANTA (AP) — As the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, his daughter is urging people to really focus on his teachings and work throughout the coming year, ...

Leah Weber on Monday had a short but touching tribute to her husband, Dexter Scott King, son of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

The Obama White House, the National Civil Rights Museum and Little Rock Central High School: all have hosted bronze statues ...

With a combined market capitalization of nearly $30 trillion, the New York Stock Exchange is one of the largest stock ...

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...

a subsidiary of NYMEX Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:NMX), today announced a complete trading and processing schedule for the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday (all in Eastern time): Friday January 18 ...