Bigfoot, chupacabra, Area 51—who doesn’t love a good urban legend? As fun as they are to entertain, though, most of them lack any credible proof. Most, however, doesn’t mean all. Some legends, like ...

50,000 gather for commemoration of 30-foot statue on National Mall President Obama says Dr King 'stirred our conscience' and made our Union 'more perfect' Credits the civil rights leader with ...

(Shmuel Thaler – Santa Cruz Sentinel) An appreciative crowd listened in as former WNBA star Chamique Holdsclaw delivered the keynote address Thursday at the 41st UC Santa Cruz MLK Convocation at ...

(Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) Snow gathers on the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at City Park during the opening ceremony for annual Marade in Denver on Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo by RJ ...

Democratic state Rep. Dan K. Williams was the keynote speaker for NAACP Lancaster Branch’s 45th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration service Sunday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in ...

In remembrance and honor of Dr. King, on a day when it seems perhaps like the universe is having a perverse laugh at our expense, here are a couple more MLK quotes that I think may be appropriate ...

(Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) Anthoney Smith, of Houston, Texas, competes in the bull riding event during the MLK Jr. African-American Heritage Rodeo at the National Western Stock ...

EAST LANSING — Events celebrating civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. started this week throughout the region, ahead of Monday’s national recognition of his legacy. A free Community ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – About 35 students, faculty, and staff from Nazareth University, along with students from Roberts Wesleyan and local SUNY schools, took part in MLK’s: King for a Day on Saturday.

(Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) Judges and competitors pose for a photo at the end of Lardner LLP’s Annual MLK Jr. Oratory Competition at The Drake Hotel Jan. 17, 2025. Harmony Daniels ...

In recent years in Memphis, recognition of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday has emphasized public service over public pageantry. In 1967 in Birmingham, King said: "Life's most ...

Students in Okaloosa County participated in an oratorical and poster contest honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event, hosted by Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.'s Sigma Omicron Omega Chapter ...