It wasn’t for 15 years until after King’s death that civil rights activists finally succeeded in making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a nationally observed holiday.. On Nov. 2, 1983, Reagan ...

As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday ...

Efforts from King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, lawmakers, activists and others took years. Here’s what you need to know about how Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a holiday. When is MLK Day 2025?

A new documentary from Stevie Wonder will explore his role in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

Rev. Bernice King calls for year-round action over platitudes on MLK Day. America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully ...

In response to President Donald Trump's executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the Pentagon's intelligence agency has paused special event programs and related events, ...

I implore those exercising their right to peaceful assembly to indeed follow the lead of one king: Martin Luther King, Jr.

The political world erupted in outrage this week as President Donald Trump quietly relocated the bronze bust of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King ...

Along with Memorial Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth became one of three federal holidays with explicit roots in Black history. Memorial Day was made a national observance in 1868 to ...

Following the Black Lives Matter Memorial Garden's removal from Cal Anderson Park, a new garden will come to Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Memorial Park.