Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the ...

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon ...

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He ...

January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... And in 1979, on what would have been King’s 50th birthday, the bill came up in the House, but it failed by five votes.

Each year, Americans take time to reflect and celebrate the life of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on the third ... Black Caucus reintroduced the bill to Congress every year.

The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is ... began only four days after King was assassinated but was not passed until 15 years after his death. On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day's reach has only grown in its 42 years. It's the only federal holiday where you take a “day on, not a day off." In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed into law ...

Here’s how to get tickets Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former President Bill Clinton. For his second term ...

Lafayette parish is preparing to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with multiple events ... President Ronald Reagan signed the MLK holiday bill into law, designating the third Monday ...

The Arkansas Senate on Wednesday approved a resolution to allow the Arkansas House of Representatives and Arkansas Senate to recess at the close of business Thursday, take off Martin Luther King ...