The Martin Luther King Jr Memorial was dedicated in 2011 and is located in Washington DC and is part of the National Mall and Memorial Parks. The memorial was sculpted from pink granite by Chinese ...

The annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, held this year on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, celebrates Dr. King’s legacy, including his contributions to the civil rights movement and his fight for racial ...

It's been 48 years since a young Martin Luther King, Jr. roused the nation with his I Have a Dream speech, he promised, "With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone ...

In the United States, the third Monday of January is known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a day to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King. (Dr. King was born on January 15th, 1929.) This federal ...

The U.S. Department of the Interior has decided to eliminate the controversial paraphrased quotation engraved on the north side of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. In a ...

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 ...

The Raleigh, NC park is the first public park in the country dedicated to Dr. King's legacy. The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Gardens in Raleigh, NC is the the first public park in the country ...

RENO, Nev. (News 4 & Fox 11) — The 27th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Memorial Caravan hosted by the Northern Nevada Dr. MLK Junior Memorial Committee in partnership with the Nevada ...

The grand opening in Memorial Church included a panel highlighting King’s legacy as a scholar, activist and human being. The ...

Cincinnati will soon build a long-planned $1.4 million memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. in Avondale, the city announced. The city wants the public's help in submitting historical photos and ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorated each year on the third Monday in January, will be observed this year on Monday, Jan. 20. It's designated as a "national day of service to encourage all ...