Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 19, this year. Observed annually on the third Monday in January, the federal holiday is set aside to recognize civil rights leader, Martin Luther King ...

(RNS) — Scholar Lerone Martin reveals little-known pieces of history in ‘Young King: The Making of Martin Luther King Jr.’ ...

Lerone Martin's book follows the civil rights leader through childhood, escaping Jim Crow life working in Connecticut and ...

Civil Rights activist and Baptist minister Martin Luther King, Jr., is most remembered for his use of nonviolence and civil ...

Events commemorating Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will take place across the country — and across Greater Cincinnati — Jan. 19. Here are some of the ways you can observe the holiday.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal and Florida state holiday observed on the third Monday in January. Florida schools, federal offices, banks, and post offices will be closed for the holiday. The ...

Students and staff at Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms celebrated one of the most notable events in the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized as a federal holiday on the third Monday of January each year, around the time of King's birthday (Jan. 15). There is no regular mail delivery in observance of ...