MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade and Celebration committee awarded scholarships to local high ...

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.

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will implement nightly detours on Martin Luther King Jr. Parkway in Duval ...

Montgomery County unveils $3M ADA renovations at MLK Pool, making it welcoming for all abilities. Experience the new ...

Over a half-century ago, Martin Luther King Jr. traveled to Memphis to support and bring attention to a strike by more than 1,300 city sanitation workers, but the journey to Tennessee would cost ...

In this March 17, 1963, file photo, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, sit with three of their four children in their Atlanta, Georgia, home.

In 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day also happens to coincide with Inauguration Day, a rare occurrence that last happened in ...

How did Martin Luther King Jr. Day come to be a federal holiday? On April 8, 1968, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., introduced legislation for a federal holiday, according to The King Center. The next ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader and an American hero.Almost every American adult (95% in CBS News polling) believes he was an important figure in US history.. But it wasn’t ...

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 ...

On this Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, we should acknowledge – in the face of so much tragedy and depravity – that we are never going to be in a stable position when it comes to injustice.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s courage, hope, and determined commitment to end segregation is why he’s one of the most influential figures of all time. There are plenty of movies to watch on Martin ...