Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Both said they will always remember their private audience with Pope Francis, where the pontiff asked them to pray for him.

Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...

Bernice King remembers when her father moved their family in 1966 to a third-floor walk-up without heat in Chicago. Martin Luther King Jr. came to Chicago to try to break through discrimination in ...

The King Center and voting rights advocacy group Black Voters Matter are uniting to influence a new generation of activists.

"We join all Georgians and those around the world mourning the loss of Pope Francis," Gov. Brian Kemp posted on X. "His heart ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours a day, but National Park Service rangers are only available to answer questions from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. It can be reached by ...