Katie Hall passed Congress and was signed into law by former Republican President Ronald Reagan in 1983 to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday. Bernice King interned in Hall's office ...

(AP) — A historic Black church in downtown Memphis that was the organizing point for Martin Luther King Jr.’s final campaign ... They failed. Now the Florida Legislature will have to return ...

I think my father and mother would challenge us to be a better America because we can become that. It starts with something ...

The family of Martin Luther King Jr. protested President Donald Trump's ... in retaliation for his support of Israel following the 1967 Six-Day War. He died 25 hours later.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – After sitting closed for the last five years, the newly renovated Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Center is ... The cost of memberships and day passes will be posted on the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

On a rainy day in late April 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood on the Boston Common bandstand and addressed a crowd of ...

The rally included Martin Luther King III as well as other local and state leaders across a variety of sectors.

Hotel developer Kenny Bhakta went public several years ago with plans to cluster three hotels along Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard by ... close contact as the big day approached.

In 2005, the city officially began observing the date as Emancipation Day. In 1912 ... In 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama ...

Actor and director David Oyelowo shared his thoughts about playing Martin Luther King Jr. in the 2014 historical ... the artistry of what we do. Daniel Day-Lewis is never having to feel that ...