His enduring legacy was memorialized when Republican President Ronald Reagan signed the King Holiday bill in 1983, and again during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in 2011.

Jan. 15, 1986: During the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial march along East Rosedale Street in Fort Worth, Quadir Bilal, left, and Chris Kamel of the Hassan Center carry a banner to lead a portion ...

A new documentary from Stevie Wonder will explore his role in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.

King was a Star Trek fan. One of the most fun facts about Martin Luther King. Jr. is that he was, in fact, a Trekkie! It’s ...

Time Studios and Stevie Wonder’s Eyes ‘n’ Sound are partnering to produce a feature doc chronicling the cultural, political, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. often spoke of creating “the beloved community,” a society in which “men can live together without fear,” as he wrote in a 1966 essay.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service: 9-10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at Ackerman Woods, 800 St. Charles Road, Glen Ellyn. Help the Glen Ellyn Park District improve the quality of natural areas by ...

In an interview published by NPR’s Book of the Day podcast on Jan. 3, writer Jonathan Eig, who authored the biography 'King: A Life,' said that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was "a protest leader ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium “Strength to Love”: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 18, in Barrows Auditorium in Wheaton College’s Billy Graham Hall, Room 105, 500 College Ave. in Wheaton.