The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He ...

As the United States prepares to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and fight for equality, civil rights leaders are organizing efforts to counter policies expected from President-elect Donald ...

Italy expects 35 million pilgrims to visit Rome during the Catholic Church’s current “Holy Year” or “Jubilee” that runs through January 6, 2026. In modern times, Holy Years usually occur in 25-year ...

Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former ...

In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the fight for civil rights.

The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was only 39 when he was murdered in Memphis by a racist White man in 1968.

Events coalescing on the same day reflects where contemporary America stands on the continuum between Dr. King’s vision of the future and ugly realism of today.

Throughout his career, countless people advised him to take fewer risks, to protect himself. Yet with every threat, he redoubled his efforts in the fight for civil rights. He never backed down or ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. (January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968) was one of the most prominent leaders of America's Civil Rights ...

Healing political division requires we revive the lost virtue of civility, grounded in universal human dignity.