The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr. This year, that day is Jan. 20. The holiday in his honor is timed to honor King’s birthday on Jan. 15, 1929. However, the holiday ...

Where King's vision was rooted in the American dream, in liberty and justice for all, Trump’s is fueled by pettiness, vengeance, division, and flagrant inequality of justice in action.

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to remember King's life's work and his legacy on civil rights and social justice.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, also known as MLK Day, honors the American civil rights leader's birthday, although it rarely falls on that actual day. King was born Jan. 15, 1929, but the federal ...

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

On Monday, the Cleveland Cavaliers (35-6) host the Phoenix Suns (21-20) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse as part of a jam-packed schedule for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and if you’re wondering how to catch the action live,

Decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., there is still "so much work to do" in America when it comes to racial justice and the fight against prejudice. So in honor of the day ...

“I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others." King was shot at 6:05 p.m. on April 4, 1968, on the second-floor balcony of the ...

Word In Black Kheel Center, CC BY 2.0 , via Wikimedia Commons (WIB) - The chasm between the dream and the despair grows wider each

Penn is celebrating its 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Symposium this year with events ranging from workshops to interfaith ceremonies and speeches. Events for the symposium began on Jan. 20 and will run through Feb. 2. Here is how The Daily Pennsylvanian’s photographers captured the beginning of the symposium.

This past Martin Luther King Jr. Day, my reflection on his legacy was disrupted by the inauguration of a starkly juxtaposed figure: President Donald Trump — a man whose first presidential term and subsequent campaigns were littered with human rights violations.

At the 38th annual Danforth Campus Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration, audience members gathered in Graham Chapel to hear various speakers and choirs address themes of responsibility, resilience, and justice,