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.

It wasn’t for 15 years until after King’s death that civil rights activists finally succeeded in making Martin Luther King Jr. Day a nationally observed holiday.. On Nov. 2, 1983, Reagan ...

Efforts from King’s widow, Coretta Scott King, lawmakers, activists and others took years. Here’s what you need to know about how Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a holiday. When is MLK Day 2025?

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.

Rev. Bernice King calls for year-round action over platitudes on MLK Day. America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully ...

A new documentary from Stevie Wonder will explore his role in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.

In response to President Donald Trump's executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the Pentagon's intelligence agency has paused special event programs and related events, ...

Repeated encampment closures at MLK Library displaced at least a dozen people and closed one of the last places to sleep ...

I implore those exercising their right to peaceful assembly to indeed follow the lead of one king: Martin Luther King, Jr.

Following the Black Lives Matter Memorial Garden's removal from Cal Anderson Park, a new garden will come to Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights Memorial Park.