Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...

Next Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil ...

Born on January 15, 1929, Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. would have celebrated his 91st birthday today.

In honor of her father's birthday, Bernice King, the youngest child of Dr. King and Coretta Scott King, shared a heartfelt ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He ...

What role did music play in getting Martin Luther King Jr. Day to become a holiday? According to the National Constitution Center, in 1981, Stevie Wonder released "Happy Birthday to You," making a ...

When it's somebody's birthday, sing Happy Birthday," he said before he started singing to the wife of Martin Luther King III, the civil rights leader's eldest son. Biden appeared to forget King's ...

DAYTONA BEACH — Nearly 100 years after Martin Luther King ... Although King was born on Jan. 15, the federal holiday marking what would have been King's 96th birthday will be celebrated Monday.

January 20 marks Martin Luther King ... honoring King. Conyers spent years reintroducing the federal legislation, with support from lawmakers in the Congressional Black Caucus. And in 1979, on what ...