It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

Our remembrance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is a call to bear witness, look, believe, and act to end that suffering.” —

"While others were advocating for freedom by 'any means necessary,' including violence, Martin Luther King Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots organizing, and civil disobedience to achieve seemingly impossible goals," according to The King Center.

For many people, Donald J. Trump being sworn in as president on Martin Luther King Jr. Day is antithetical to the legacy of the civil rights icon.

It's an easy decision, for me. Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors service, not self-gratification.

King visited Stanford to deliver a speech entitled “The Other America,” which focused on the injustice present in an America marked by racial inequality.

The dual celebrations of a second Trump inauguration and the civil rights leader’s birth raise profound questions about Black leadership and progress toward the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream.

Columnist Leslie Kouba reflects on the profound weight of a single day—Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Inauguration Day, and the college football championship—highlighting the intersection of legacy, leadership and unity that compresses into 1,

Arizona didn't celebrate Martin Luther King Day until 1993, a decade after it became a federal holiday. Here's how the Super Bowl played a role.

The convergence of MLK Day and Inauguration Day invites reflection on shared ideals and how we can embody them in our own lives,” write three members of the Utah Martin Luther King Jr Human Rights Commission in an op-ed.

Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary there set him up to achieve his life's goal of being elected president of the United States.