As a teenager growing up in Boston, Wayne Lucas vividly remembers joining about 20,000 people to hear the Rev. Martin Luther ...

I think my father and mother would challenge us to be a better America because we can become that. It starts with something ...

King's son said he never thought racism would still be around and on the rise like it is today, as rally-goers urged activism ...

A sunny morning welcomed the Long Beach community to Martin Luther King Jr. Park for a tree planting celebration in honor of ...

The rally included Martin Luther King III as well as other local and state leaders across a variety of sectors.

Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...

We would love to come back, but we can't afford to. The center has been great. But we simply can't afford it,” the CEO of ...

Mississippi also celebrates Robert E. Lee Day on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Mississippi will celebrate Confederate Memorial Day soon. Only four states still honor the Civil War ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

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