WASHINGTON — Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the annual holiday celebrating the birthday and legacy of the civil rights leader. The holiday is held on the third Monday in January each year and ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. turned his focus to Chicago 60 years ago this month. The Nobel Peace Prize winner came to the city at the request of Al Raby ...

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Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil-rights activist who helped end segregation in the US. Martin wasn't his given name: He was born Michael King Jr., after his father. At 35, he became the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which honors the life of the slain civil rights leader, falls on Monday, Jan. 19, this year. The ...

Apple has updated its homepage to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. today. The page highlights some of King's most impactful quotes, and invites people to explore his legacy further through the Apple ...

Monday, Jan. 19, 2026 is the federal holiday that honors slain civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The path to honor King on a national level wasn’t an easy one. President Ronald Reagan ...

49th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade held in Miami The City of Miami honored the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday with its 49th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day arrives at a perilous moment in American history when many are searching for common ground. Almost six decades after his assassination, Martin Luther King Jr.’s words of ...

Five years ago, the brick walls of the Mahoney Recreation Center were blank. Today, a massive mural honoring Dr. Martin ...

In 1965, three months after the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. declared from the steps of the state capitol in Montgomery, Alabama, that the aim of the civil rights movement was no more and no less than ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is widely seen as the face of the Civil Rights Movement, but he was a minister first. Moving New Orleans Forward anchor LBJ spoke with one of ...