The MLK University/Community Planning Corp. hosted its 41s -annual celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life and legacy on Sunday — the first time the event had ever sold out a week in advance.

Accounts of the life of Martin Luther King Jr often present him as a singularly great individual. Yet MLK was profoundly shaped by a vibrant ecosystem of socialists and labor radicals, from Myles ...

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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 ...

The future of the Voting Rights Act hangs in the balance. As the Supreme Court deliberates in Louisiana v. Callais, Times Opinion convened a conversation between the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed annually on the third Monday in January to honor the civil rights activist. MLK Day, as it's also known, was approved as a federal holiday in 1983, and this year ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. has been recognized as a federal holiday for more than 40 years in the United States ...

Today we mark the King Holiday Observance and the enduring legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. King was a civil rights leader known for his use of nonviolence to promote change and his iconic "I Have a ...

NPR revisits a series of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation interviews with a soft-spoken Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. from 1961. On this Martin Luther King holiday, somebody is going to play you a clip ...

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Alabama. But alongside honors for the slain civil rights leader is recognition for Civil War general Robert E. Lee. Alabama and Mississippi are the only states ...

REPORTS, IT'S PART OF A WEEKEND FILLED WITH EVENTS HONORING DR. KING AND HIS FIGHT FOR EQUALITY. NATS... 1:06-109 THE SONIC BOOM OF THE SOUTH CAPPED OFF A LONG PROCESSION OF POLITICIANS AND BUSINESS ...

When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)? Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday held on the third Monday of January every year to celebrate Dr. King’s birthday. Who is Martin Luther King ...