Martin Luther King Jr. Day is approaching quickly – Monday, Jan. 15 — and this year, the federal holiday falls on the actual birthday of the celebrated civil rights leader who was assassinated ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honors the pastor and civil rights activist on what would be his 96th birthday. It is a federal holiday, so many offices and businesses will be closed for the day.

Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., leads a silent memorial march in her husband's memory, April 8, 1968, following his assassination in Memphis, Tenn.

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 Jr. and Coretta Scott King have one grandchild. Their son, Martin Luther King III, and his wife, Arndrea Waters King, share a daughter, Yolanda Renee King, born in 2008.

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.

On rare occasions, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day coincide. Former President Barack Obama’s inauguration for his second term fell on Sunday, Jan. 20, 2013.

More than 60 years have passed since Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech at the March on Washington and yet his words still resonate today.

In an interview published by NPR’s Book of the Day podcast on Jan. 3, writer Jonathan Eig, who authored the biography 'King: A Life,' said that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was "a protest leader ...

Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.

Martin Luther King Jr. might have been a giant in the Civil Rights Movement, but at home, the doting father of four was simply dad. As we observe what would have been his 96th birthday, look back ...