Martin Luther King Jr.

Juneteenth National Independence Day is the first new federal holiday since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983.

Johnnie R. Turner, a former Tennessee state representative, talks about her experience with implicit segregation on buses and public spaces even after courts have ruled to desegregate.

Purcell Conway, a civil rights activist from St. Augustine, Florida, talks about the watershed moments that led to the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and why it’s still not the end of the fight for racial equity in the United States.

Dr. Albert Gaskins talk about the movement to open a Philadelphia boarding school, Gerard College, to Black students – a movement that drew figures like Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the cause.

Dr. Albert Gaskins recalls his experience traveling between Washington, D.C. and Virginia as a child, and why he bucked the expectation for Black riders to sit at the back of the bus.

Dr. Edward S. Cooper, Martin Luther King Jr.’s former physician, talks about growing up under his family’s medical legacy.

Martin Luther King Jr.’s son says one of the biggest lesson he learned from his parents was the importance of loving yourself. Martin Luther King III joined LX News to talk about his father’s legacy as a civil rights trailblazer and as a dad.

In a story January 18, 2021, about the inauguration, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 200,000 small flags displayed on the National Mall were placed there to honor the nearly 400,000 Americans killed in the coronavirus pandemic

The annual celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in his hometown in Atlanta is calling for renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent year

For many, Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. is still best known for his “I Have A Dream” speech at the 1963 March on Washington. But Emory University’s political science professor Andra Gillespie says Dr. King’s legacy is more complex and significant than those inspirational words. She joined LX News to talk about the uncomfortable conversations Americans still need...

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the entire nation pauses in remembrance of the Civil Rights icon. But did you know it took nearly 32 years of fighting for the day to become a federal holiday? NBCLX breaks down the events that led to a national celebration in honor of Dr. King.

Students at the Primrose School of NE Flower Mound receive dream lesson before taking MLK Day off Monday.

A Dallas native who participated in civil rights movement reminds everyone MLK Day shouldn’t be a day off, but a day filled with service.

As with almost every event over the past year, the events surrounding Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will look much different this year due to COVID-19. NBC 5’s Alanna Quillen reports.

Students at the Primrose School of NE Flower Mound receive dream lesson before taking MLK Day off Monday.

Dallas native who participated in civil rights movement reminds everyone MLK Day shouldn’t be a day off, but a day filled with service

Friendship-West Baptist Church in Dallas is set to host its 4th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Teach-In.

“MLK/FBI,” which IFC Films will release in theaters and on-demand Friday, chronicles one of the darkest chapters in the bureau’s history: the yearslong surveillance and harassment of King. Where others saw a leader of the highest order, J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI saw a suspect — a potential communist and a threat to white America.

The National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum is hosting 5 days of music, awards and fun in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.  MORE: CowboysofColor.org 

Discussing the part cowboys of color played in the history of diversity as well as the 5-day celebration the museum has planned for all of us to enjoy during this year’s MLK holiday with Jim Austin, the Co-Founder and President of the National Multicultural Western Heritage Museum and Hall of Fame. Learn more at www.CowboysofColor.org.