I'd never had a white person talk to me like that,' Warren Stewart Sr. says, recalling the late Gov. Evan Mecham and the Arizona battle over MLK Day.

Arizona didn't celebrate Martin Luther King Day until 1993, a decade after it became a federal holiday. Here's how the Super Bowl played a role.

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the same day as Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration.

Events honoring the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. have been scheduled over the holiday weekend. All events are free unless otherwise indicated.

Born in the churches of the South, the movement challenged America’s moral sense of itself. It did so through moral power, nonviolence, an appeal to faith, a call for civil disobedience of unjust laws and a plea for full equality.

Dr. King made such an impact on this world and departed this world before I was even born, and I am still reaping the benefits of his work,” he said.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to reflect on the contributions of a man who championed justice, equality, and peace. Keeping his legacy alive. Almost four decades later, activists and leaders say that Dr.

We must honor King’s memory by becoming reacquainted with his fight for social justice, political fairness and economic equity, Marine veteran and community volunteer John L. Horton writes in a

On Saturday afternoon, about 150 people sang songs, listened to speeches and were moved by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during an hour-long ceremony at the Ocean City Tabernacle on Asbury Avenue.