Students from Wake Forest University and Winston-Salem State University volunteered as 'Reading Buddies' for children aged 4 to 10.

Purdue celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s work and legacy on civil rights, social justice and community service with events this week. On Monday (Jan. 20), Purdue’s MLK Day of Service marked ...

With efforts to remove critical race theory from school curriculum in full swing, educators are working to ensure that King’s legacy is not lost in the classroom.

A police officer and Great Oaks Legacy Charter School students teamed up for a heartwarming tribute to the iconic civil ...

The Rev. Robert L. Trimble of Yakima grew up in the South and was a contemporary of the late Martin Luther King Jr. As the nation honors the birthday of the civil rights leader who was slain in ...

Monday (January 20, 2025) marks both Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader’s legacy, and Inauguration Day, when President-elect Donald Trump will be ...

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most influential figures in the US civil-rights movement. Much of what people know about the activist is limited to his iconic role in the 1963 March ...

Two U.S. states honor Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee on the federal holiday for Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. Do you know which ones? This year, the state and federal holiday also ...

Editor’s note: This story was originally published in 2018 for the 50th anniversary of the Martin Luther King Jr. assassination. Mary Ellen Ford was a 21-year-old cook at Memphis’ Lorraine ...

Monday, Jan. 20, offers a choice. On the one hand, it's the federal holiday to celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. On the other hand, it's the day the nation inaugurates its ...

There are plenty of activities and events planned in and around Greater Akron this Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Many civic and religious organizations have talks and activities planned for northern ...

And I think all of them have to do with if you look at them, they're tied back to the philosophy and ideology of those of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It's amazing how much his his position on t ...