PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The U.S. Forest Service will waive most fees for day-use sites on national forests in Washington and Oregon on Monday, Jan. 15 in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. The ...

A cluster of Black Lives Matter groups and the organization leading the push for a $15-an-hour wage are joining forces to combine the struggle for racial justice with the fight for economic equality, ...

Hawk Newsome, head of Black Lives Matter NYC, turned himself in on assault charges after a Harlem protest and invoked Martin Luther King Jr. in his defense.

New York City’s Black Lives Matter founder compared himself to Martin Luther King Jr. and blasted his arrest as 'politically motivated' while turning himself in to police on assault charges. Walter ...

The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, left, and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. lead a column of demonstrators as they attempt to march on Birmingham, Ala., city hall April 12, 1963. The Rev. Jonathan McPherson, ...

As the nation celebrates the slain human rights leader, Martin Luther King Jr., various organizations will host events to commemorate the holiday. Also see our list of closed Federal and state offices ...

Organizations and groups in the Mid-Valley will host Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations throughout January, honoring the civil rights activist's life and legacy. Here are 2024 events ...

Why do we celebrate a holiday honoring a man who was arrested and jailed twenty-nine times, and was ultimately assassinated? What lessons can we learn from this man, Martin Luther King, Jr. and from ...

The leader of the Black Lives Matter New York City chapter on Monday turned himself in amid allegations of assaulting a Black man during a political rally last week – while speaking about the "Black ...