Mayor John Whitmire announced an agreement unifying Houston's MLK Day parades, ending a longstanding tradition of ...

ATLANTA — A massive 70-member choir belted out "Hallelujah" at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service Monday at his former congregation in Atlanta, followed by a stern message from his youngest ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the memory of Dr. King and his achievements as a civil rights leader. The holiday is observed annually on the third Monday of January and ...

Tucson’s MLK Day celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the Reid Park Bandshell. A 3-mile commemorative march this year will begin and end at the bandshell ...

Houston will host a unified Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade starting in 2026 after years of separate events.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...

Mississippi observes Jefferson Davis' birthday, combined with Memorial Day, as a state holiday. This is one of three Confederate holidays observed in Mississippi, including Robert E. Lee/MLK Day ...

More than 130 volunteers across Tulsa rolled up their sleeves Wednesday to take part in City Year’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service. The event, organized by City Year Tulsa ...

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on a Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to run errands or conduct business may be out of luck.

The city of Kearney announces the following changes will be in effect for the refuse collection system and the Kearney Area Solid Waste Agency Landfill because of the Martin Luther King Jr ...

Juneteenth celebrations and other events are planned in Bloomington-Normal and throughout Central Illinois this month.

N.Y. — An Action for Better Community celebrated its 60th anniversary Saturday at MLK Jr. Park by helping give back to the community. It's the agency's third annual Community Action Day and ...