Rare is the moment one can say they witnessed history, but Leslie Walker can. Walker had a close-up view of the Rev. Dr.

He was arrested more than 29 times, he gave more than 2,500 speeches, he is the only non-U.S. president to have his own ...

Thursday marked a monumental moment in American history as it was April 4, 1968 that Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was killed.

On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill declaring Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday. A staunch supporter of making this happen was Grammy-winning singer Stevie Wonder. In ...

Young, an African American who had been a key figure in the civil rights movement and a confidant of Martin Luther King Jr., was an integral part ... The hostages were finally freed on the day Ronald ...

NEW ORLEANS, February 3, 2025 /CSRwire/ - In recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, more than 230 Entergy employees and community partners across Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas came ...

The Air Force will not use official resources to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Juneteenth, in addition to other cultural awareness holidays and months. An Air Force memo sent out Friday ...

Ten years later, in 1986, during Republican President Ronald Reagan’s second term, Congress passed laws recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national holiday and designating February as ...

Martin described his participation in a march on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, asking committee ... after a midair collision outside Ronald Reagan National Airport this week. Saturday’s committee ...

The challenges facing our nation are significant, and the solutions require collaboration, empathy and an unwavering commitment to justice. By Martin Luther King, III, chairman of the board of the ...

Hundreds of people gathered in downtown Oklahoma City Saturday for the 45th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade, which was originally postponed due to cold weather. Originally scheduled for ...