On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day — or MLK Day — is on Monday, Jan. 20. MLK Day always takes place on the third Monday of January since it falls near his birthday, which is Jan. 15. When ...

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

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 ...

Here’s what’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025. Major U.S. retailers and grocers — such as Target, Walmart and Kroger — will be open on MLK Day. Wholesale retailers ...

The family of a 29-year-old woman killed in a 2023 Martin Luther King Day shooting has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit. St. Lucie County, the city of Fort Pierce, even organizers and others were named ...

Inside honors 'The Movement to Overcome' On MLK Day, Inside the NBA recognizes the legacy and ongoing struggles behind the Civil Rights Movement. On MLK Day 2025, Inside the NBA reviews the ...

Kingsport hosted its 25th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March on Saturday, commemorating the first march in the city after King’s assassination 57 years ago. The event was postponed in January.