On April 23, 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and other prominent civil rights leaders led a defining moment in the civil rights movement, emphasizing the urgent need for systemic change, powered ...

Paterson residents will celebrate the 96th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday with a special ceremony at the city’s newly unveiled statue honoring the civil rights leader. Mayor ...

The city of Cincinnati is working on a new plan to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his impact on society.City manager Sheryl Long announced Monday that a new statue will be built to honor the ...

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Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.

The MLK memorial statue was vandalized last year and the original artist, 91-year-old Ed Dwight, helped restore it.

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.

Every day for the last 20 years Stefan West could look out his front door and see the bronze statue of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. standing tall in all its glory.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day events include story times, speakers and fundraising events in Milwaukee and its suburbs.

One of the suspects in the theft of bronze artwork on the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. statue in d City Park has pleaded guilty.

The statue will be built at the site of the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, which was originally dedicated in 1987 and relocated due to construction in 2017.