The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday, and you can watch it live from home.

King was born on Jan. 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. When did Martin Luther King Jr. Day become a holiday? Days after King's assassination, legislation was drafted to have Martin Luther King Jr ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered each year with a federal holiday observed on the third Monday of January. Here in the Hostess City, the civil rights leader is

Atlanta seen in the wintertime. The city is expecting brutally cold temperatures for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, according to forecasts. Atlanta seen in the wintertime. The city is ...

MLK’s legacy lives on in Atlanta where the city hosted “A day on” of services and parades to honor MLK including projects to feed the homeless.

A massive 70-member choir belted out “Hallelujah” on Monday to open a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service at his former congregation in Atlanta, followed by a stern

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements and political changes.

And that's why I wake up every day trying to think about what I can do for working class people, what legislation I can pass to give every kid in Georgia a chance and in America a chance. Martin: Today is the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. It's also ...

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of ...

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Committee will hold its annual Community Celebration on Monday, Jan. 20, at Adrian College's Tobias Center.

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...