TAMPA, Fla. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the memory of Dr. King and his achievements as a civil rights leader. The holiday is observed annually on the third Monday of January and ...

A fire that severely damaged a historic Black church that served as the headquarters for a 1968 sanitation workers’ strike, which brought the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to ...

Jackie Robinson broke Major League Baseball’s color barrier with the Dodgers in 1947. Read about his stats, family, death, ...

“When the current administration took office, I was struck by the parallels between what was happening in the 1770s and ...

Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis ... he gave a speech at the Mason Temple Church and was killed the next day. James Earl Ray was convicted of King's ...

The women are in the Beta Omega Chapter of Kansas City. Tammy Ljungblad [email protected] Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day and many across Kansas City celebrated the day by doing ...

Monday marks an unusual coincidence with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday, falling on the same day as Donald Trump's second inauguration, which may prompt questions about whether ...

Martin Luther King Day is the celebration of the civil rights activist's birthday that falls in January. However, the federal ...

Monday, Jan. 20 marks a federal holiday, but it's not for Inauguration Day -- it's in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Though King's birthday was on Jan. 15, the holiday honoring the ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to serving others ... to honor King’s legacy by participating in a day of service projects and listening to storytime at 10 ...

Events honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have been scheduled over the holiday weekend. All events are free unless otherwise indicated. • Multicultural Bridge MLK Day of Service on Monday, Jan.