Observed for the first time in 1986, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday that annually occupies ... McLemore. Hosted by the Memphis and West Tennessee AFL-CIO, the luncheon will run from noon to 2 p.m. Free admission at the National Civil ...

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

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

Federal and state offices, banks, as well as postal and trash services will be closed or suspended Monday. Here’s what else you should know.

Hundreds gathered in downtown Tuscaloosa to observe the birthday of the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Day is the celebration of the civil rights activist's birthday that falls in January. However, the federal holiday is not celebrated on Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual birthday, i.e.

This year's MLK Day also falls on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump, marking only the second time in 28 years that these federal observances align. The last time the two dates overlapped was during President Bill Clinton's second inauguration in January 1997, which also included both inauguration events and MLK Day commemorations.

Our community leaders to whom we owe a deep debt of gratitude for working hard in the face of enormous obstacles to do the right thing and fight human injustice. Folks who have brought about

Rev. Earle Fisher of Abyssinian Baptist Church in Memphis writes about Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s revolutionary vision.

While not the focus of the service, several moments throughout the night lingered on the scars left behind by the storm. Fletcher Mayor Preston Blakely, the keynote speaker, told those in the crowded pews of downtown's Trinity Episcopal Church to ask themselves what they would do to meet the challenges ahead — to help build a future that reflects the values of equity,

At least one sheriff's deputy fatally shot a person suspected of driving a stolen car on Tuesday in Memphis, authorities said.