Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

King in those last days of his life was speaking to how the environment and the conditions in which people live and work affect their lives and well-being.

Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.

Every year around this time, I find myself reflecting on my father's dream for our country—a profound vision for justice, freedom, unity, and peace.

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

Thousands gather in downtown Orlando for the MLK holiday parade, honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s contributions.

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of ...

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Decades after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., there is still "so much work to do" in America when it comes to racial justice and the fight against prejudice. So in honor of the day that would have been Dr. King's 96th birthday, citizens in the Lower Hudson Valley raised their voices and served their communities through their actions.

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Two Wichita groups have organized three events to commemorate the life and ideals of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday — Monday, Jan. 20 — that recognizes the civil rights leader’s birthday.