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 events include story times, speakers and fundraising events in Milwaukee and its suburbs.

The observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Tuscaloosa will feature a Unity Day March. Here's what you need to know for Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Tuscaloosa:

Organizer Gladys Muhammad says the president's inauguration will air at Century Center on Jan. 20 while march and other events go on.

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.

Milton officials have announced a celebration to honor civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. According to a city news release, the Fellowship of Churches will host a parade and celebration on Monday,

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.

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

The peaceful figurehead of the Civil Rights movement in the early 1960s, Dr Martin Luther King had inspired hundreds of thousands to demand equal rights for African Americans. But by 1968, the once uniting leader seemed to be losing popularity,