The Essex County Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Leadership Award was presented to Essex County Sheriff Amir Jones and the Essex ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...

STATEN ISLAND SECTION Later that day, the National Council of Negro Women, Staten Island Section, organized a transformative Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service in collaboration with several ...

(This story was updated to accurately reflect the most current information.) Jacksonville's Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade, which was postponed Monday because of cold weather, has been ...

Some 57 years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., America remains just as ... the president for the Paterson, New Jersey Chapter of NAN, said. Former President Barack Obama ...

TODAY’S FESTIVITIES WERE HELD INSIDE THE WINTER PARK COMMUNITY CENTER ON NEW ENGLAND AVENUE ... AND THE M Winter Park celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with its 23rd annual Unity Heritage ...

The march was one of several events around the region marking MLK Day. See photos below. People participate in the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Civil Rights ... Lehigh Valley under new winter ...

Organizations across the NYC area are marking MLK Day with special events honoring the civil rights leader's legacy.

A special birthday bash was held for a woman from New Jersey who turned 108 years old on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, an occasion she calls a "blessing." Inez Elliot turned 108 in Madison ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Communities across the nation celebrated the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Many participated in a day of service by volunteering and helping ...

PATERSON, N.J. (PIX11) – On a piece of hallowed ground in Paterson, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a sermon in 1968. Just days later, in Memphis, Tennessee, his life was cut short. But in the ...