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 ...

Days after King's assassination, legislation was drafted to have Martin Luther King Jr. Day, but it would be another 15 years before King was recognized with a day and even longer for all of the ...

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 determination to publicize and change the fact that underserved and marginalized communities disproportionately experience environmental dangers remains unfinished today ...

This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day — or MLK Day — is on Monday, Jan. 20. MLK Day always takes place on the third Monday of January since it falls near his birthday, which is Jan. 15.

The event was in 1934, one year after Adolf Hitler became chancellor, per the organization. There, King Sr. learned the history of Protestant reformer Martin Luther.

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. 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.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s only granddaughter, Yolanda Renee King, was born on May 25, 2008. Here’s everything to know about MLK’s granddaughter.

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.