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

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the third Monday in January, became federally recognized in 1983 when President Ronald Reagan signed it into law.

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 ...

Civil rights activists and clergy launch a movement in solidarity with a national boycott of Target, focusing on economic ...

The legendary attorney who was once deemed the “chief counsel” of the Civil Rights Movement by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. has been honored with a statue outside the ...

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 ...

“That’s the Easter message,” said Corey D.B. Walker, dean of Wake Forest University School of Divinity. “And that’s the ...

How did Earth Day start? Who founded Earth Day? Earth Day is the third-newest federal holiday in the U.S., after Martin Luther King Jr. Day (recognized in 1983) and Juneteenth (recognized in 2021).

The Portland-based office of the Meals on Wheels organization relies on federal funding for about 35% of its $14 million ...

Ten years after Freddie Gray’s death, Baltimore honors his legacy with reflection, rallies and renewed calls for justice and ...

Pope Francis visited the United States for the first time, where he received a grand welcome in the nation’s capital before ...

Her appeal to the president was part of an advocacy for marginalized communities that took root as a Christian missionary in ...