Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday, so some businesses will be closed in Rhode Island. Here's what you need to know.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day events include story times, speakers and fundraising events in Milwaukee and its suburbs.

UMass will host its annual special event honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., with live music and more. Here's how to join.

Here’s what to know about Martin Luther King Jr., why we celebrate his impact each year and when MLK Day is in 2025.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day — or MLK Day — is celebrated annually on the third Monday of January. MLK Day became a federal holiday in 1994, but has been observed by Americans since January 1986, when it was first officially celebrated, per the Observance Calendar from the Department of Defense Education Activity site.

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 who really does not like conflict.

This collaboration is between the university’s Black Student Alliance and Center for Diversity and Inclusion. The artwork will be for the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Black History Month exhibits in the university Van Pelt and Opie Library. Both exhibits will be arranged in the library’s east reading room.

Celebrations marking what would have been the civil rights icon’s 96th birthday are planned throughout the region.

MURRAY, Ky. (KFVS) - Murray State University has announced the date of its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. According to MSU, the Office of Student Enrichment, Academic Excellence & Leadership will be hosting the annual MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 20 at the Curris Center Large Ballroom located on Chestnut Street.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday, so some businesses will be closed in New Hampshire. Here's what you need to know.