Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year falls on the third Monday in January - near the civil rights leader’s birthday on Jan.

On Monday, our nation will celebrate one of the most important Civil Rights leaders in history, and East Tennessee has many events honoring this champion for equality.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day each year falls on the third Monday in January, creating the first three-day weekend of 2026. The ...

From the National Civil Rights Museum to "days of service," here are some Memphis events that will honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on MLK Day.

King was assassinated by James Earl Ray on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. President Donald Trump, whose 2025 ...

Dr. King, who led the fight against racial segregation and discrimination through nonviolent resistance, remains the only non ...

Here is the weekend weather forecast by the National Weather Service in Memphis.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is this Monday, Jan. 19. How did it become a federal holiday and who gets the day off? Here's what ...