In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day also happens to coincide with Inauguration Day, a rare occurrence that last happened in 1997, when President Bill Clinton took the oath of office.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination and lasting legacy in Memphis Martin Luther King Jr. is famous for his work during the Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 1960s.

ATLANTA - Monday's Martin Luther King Jr. holiday found leaders still wrestling over his contested legacy against the backdrop of a presidential election year.

The federal government released over 200,000 pages of documents on the 1968 assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a move ordered by President Trump.

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

Martin Luther King III and Arndrea Waters King talked about the 2024 presidential election and work that the pair is doing to continue a famed family's civil rights legacy, in an with USA TODAY in ...

Clashing interpretations over one of Martin Luther King’s most famous quotes have fueled a culture war over the merits of affirmative action and diversity and inclusion efforts.

President Donald Trump has sparked quite a debate by taking the bust of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. out of the Oval Office and placing it in his private dining area. This news broke through Black ...

This year Jan. 20 will be both Donald Trump's Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. According to USA TODAY, this coincidence has occurred only three times in the past, and they were all ...

Martin Luther King III discusses the legacy of his iconic father and his emotional struggle to forge a path of his own in an excerpt from his new book 'What Is My Legacy?: Realizing a New Dream of ...