Moreno Valley College presents the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Award program from 7:30-9:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 24, at the Moreno Valley Conference and Recreation Center, 14075 Frederick St.

The Inland Empire came together Monday, Jan. 20, to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with events that included a walk through Riverside. Riverside-area residents joined for the 30th Annual Dr ...

Ava Horowitz, 3, of Redondo Beach picks up trash at a Martin Luther King, Jr., National Day of Service beach cleanup on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Long Beach.

ROCHESTER — The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - "We Have a Dream" celebration, hosted by Rochester's branch of the NAACP is being held on Monday, Jan. 20.

Members of the Southeastern California Conference of Seventh-day Adventists Drum Corps participate in the 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Walk-A-Thon in downtown Riverside on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024.

The inaugural Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Brunch is set for Tuesday, Jan. 16, at Riverside City College. Benjamin Jealous, the former president and CEO of the NAACP, will be the keynote speaker.

A few other notables: Birth name King was born Michael King Jr. on Jan. 15, 1929. In 1934, his father, a pastor, traveled to Germany and became inspired by Protestant Reformation leader Martin Luther.

University of La Verne students Myracle Johnson, left, and Aliyah Castillo paint the rock in front of Founders Hall with a Martin Luther King Jr. theme Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025.

The annual "Freedom Rally and March" as part of the Rochester Branch of the NAACP's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "We Have a Dream Celebration" was held Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in downtown ...

Federal records related to the investigation into the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have been released.

From full symphony concerts, to musical prayers and hymns — these are a few of the many sounds heard across Southern California in honor of the late Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. never held public office, though he considered running for president briefly in 1967. Yet he may have been responsible for more profound change in institutions and attitudes … ...