MLK Day

America has been honoring civil rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. with a national holiday for several decades. It turns out that the city of Chicago had a big part in making it happen. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports.

Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting “the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow,” President Joe Biden said Monday.

The family of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. is honoring him on Monday by leading a voting rights march in Washington D.C. Vote.org CEO Andrea Hailey makes the case that voting rights is this generation’s civil rights issue.

The family of Martin Luther King Jr. crossed over D.C.’s new Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge on Monday as the world honors King’s life and legacy.

Several events will be held across the Chicago area Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day as many honor the holiday with acts of service.

Several events will be held across the Chicago area Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day as many honor the holiday with acts of service.

Yolanda Renee King declares a call to action to mark Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday: “Although you may not be old enough to vote, you are the future.”

Some relatives of the late Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. are spending the holiday named for him in conservative-leaning Arizona to mobilize support for languishing federal voting rights legislation.

Sunday will mark the 53rd anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and as we reflect on his death, we analyze the similarities and differences between the aftermath of Dr. King’s death and what followed the killing of George Floyd. NBC 5’s LeeAnn Trotter reports

In a story January 18, 2021, about the inauguration, The Associated Press erroneously reported that 200,000 small flags displayed on the National Mall were placed there to honor the nearly 400,000 Americans killed in the coronavirus pandemic

The annual celebration of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in his hometown in Atlanta is calling for renewed dedication to nonviolence following a turbulent year

For many, Civil Rights icon Martin Luther King Jr. is still best known for his “I Have A Dream” speech at the 1963 March on Washington. But Emory University’s political science professor Andra Gillespie says Dr. King’s legacy is more complex and significant than those inspirational words. She joined LX News to talk about the uncomfortable conversations Americans still need...

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the entire nation pauses in remembrance of the Civil Rights icon. But did you know it took nearly 32 years of fighting for the day to become a federal holiday? NBCLX breaks down the events that led to a national celebration in honor of Dr. King.

Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of service on Jan. 20 by donating new and like-new children’s items from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at participating locations.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized as a day of service across the country, since first observed as a national holiday in 1986. There are thousands of service projects, events, tributes, and marches happening in various parts of the country. Here are some ways to volunteer in Chicago in honor of the holiday. Serve dinner at Breakthrough’s Violence Prevention…

Honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., the lone survivor of the 1963 church bombing in Birmingham, Alabama shared her story and a powerful message at the annual MLK Day celebration at Saint Sabina Sunday. NBC 5’s Christian Farr reports.