Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights Movement in the 1950s and 60s. His words and actions have left a lasting mark ...

January 15, 2024 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King’s actual birthday was on January 15. April 8, 1968 – Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduces legislation for a federal holiday to commemorate King, just ...

Jonathan Eig, who wrote the acclaimed biography, ‘King: A Life,’ spoke about the civil rights leader in an interview with NPR Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she ...

In 2024, the federal holiday intended to celebrate the life of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. happened to fall on his actual birthday. Born in Atlanta, Georgia, on Jan. 15, 1929, King dedicated his life ...

Martin Luther King Jr was born in the United States of America to African American parents. At birth he was named Michael King, but his father later changed his name to Martin Luther King Jr. When ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The world knows him as a civil rights leader, history maker, and the legacy of equality in America, but there are several facts about Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. that often go ...

The Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Commission is hosting a free food giveaway on November 6th in Little Rock, from 11 a.m.

The 43rd annual MLK Celebration will include a vendor fair from 4-8 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 19, at the Pilgrim Congregational Church, 600 N. Garey Ave. The free event will also include a program with ...

The move arrives after some users created "disrespectful" videos of the civil rights leader and other well-known public ...