BYU students light each other's candles at the Walk of Life event. Students walked in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 22. (Ella Habermeyer) Students and families lit up the night at ...

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill making the third Monday in January a federal holiday to remember and celebrate the life of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Rev. King knew racism and ...

BECKLEY — Most people remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. for his speeches or his civil rights marches, but supporters of the holiday say King’s greatest legacy is his cultural impact. Observed on the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a conference. His legacy was celebrated on the BYU campus. (Public Domain) Monday, Jan. 19, is a national holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day; a day set aside and ...

New Hampshire residents will gather to honor the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. at events in Manchester and Portsmouth on Monday. The Martin Luther King (MLK) Coalition will host its annual ...

It’s easy to oversimplify the life of Martin Luther King Jr., to ascribe to him narrow goals of voting rights and desegregation. But King was complicated. He was versed in religion, philosophy, ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Communities across the nation celebrated the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Many participated in a day of service by volunteering and helping to ...

ATLANTA — There are so many ways to pay tribute to Atlanta-born civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King on what would have been his 97th birthday. The King Center and Morehouse College, Dr. King's ...

Above: Martin Luther King Jr.'s birth home in Atlanta, Georgia. For the first twelve years of his life, Martin Luther King Jr. lived with his extended family in a gracious Queen Anne Victorian house ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Martin Luther King Jr. Day is almost here and there are plenty of ways you can honor and celebrate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Events begin on Sunday, January 12 ...

The city hosted a community meeting this week to update residents on improvements planned at Martin Luther King Jr. Park.