Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a vocal critic of police brutality and the use of law enforcement to oppress Black communities ...

The NAACP of Olathe, Overland Park and Leawood hosted the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Awards and ...

Standing on his balcony at The Lorraine Motel, King was shot and killed April 4, 1968. The assassination sparked another series of riots in the Avondale neighborhood, which resulted in the deaths of ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations have kicked off at King's former congregation in Atlanta with a 70-member choir's ...

This is the 30th year that Global Citizen has organized the event, which was attended by a number of Philadelphia city ...

Thousands of community members dotted the Martin Luther King Jr. parade route in downtown Las Vegas on Monday, waving, ...

President Donald Trump’s inaugural benediction on the federal holiday that celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. included an homage to the civil rights leader’s legacy.

Two dogs were hurt during a shooting in the Brentwood-Darlington neighborhood Sunday night, according to the Portland Police Bureau. Two people were taken to the hospital after police say they fled ...

A massive 70-member choir belted out “Hallelujah” on Monday to open a Martin Luther King Jr. Day service at his former ...

Federal judge Jerry W. Blackwell stood in the pulpit of Duke Chapel during a Sunday commemoration service for civil rights ...

A 24-year-old man was arrested Saturday as a suspect in the deadly shooting of his girlfriend, police say.