Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, reflects on his father's legacy and what he considers today's most urgent social justice issues. On this day honoring ...

WASHINGTON — Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The holiday recognizes his work toward equality, justice ...

The life and legacy of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored on Monday. The Civil Rights icon, whose work to end segregation and racism through nonviolence earned ...

On Thursday, we honor what would have been the 97th birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. If King were alive today, I believe he would encourage us to fight against injustice and inequality. He ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year falls on the third Monday in January, creating the first three-day weekend of 2026. The day honors the life of the slain civil rights leader and is the second ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is here. The holiday is held near the slain civil rights leader’s birthday on Jan. 15, 1929, each year. It’s always on the third Monday to make sure U.S. citizens get 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 ...

To commemorate Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, the editorial board offers these quotes selected from some of his most pivotal and memorable speeches to honor his memory. “We have seen our nation ...