Martin Luther King Jr.

King's birthday became a federal holiday in 1983, but Texas was one of several states that refused to recognize it at first.

Communities in North Texas are celebrating and honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through multiple special events.

Here are four facts about "Solidarity Now! 1968 Poor People's Campaign," the new exhibition at the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza.

The intersection of MLK Boulevard and S Malcolm X Boulevard in South Dallas is only one of two intersections in the country where streets bearing both names meet. It is now home to a new Black Lives Matter crosswalk, an addiction recovery center, and more.

Communities across Dallas-Fort Worth are honoring the legacy of the minister and civil rights activist.

Republican Texas lawmakers this year made it a priority to limit how racism and current events are taught in school. Martin Luther King III calls their legislative moves “a literal effort to whitewash history."

The 29th Annual Foley & Lardner Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition, co-presented by Dallas ISD, was held at W.H. Adamson High School Friday.

Due to COVID-19, Austin's annual MLK Day march and festival have been canceled. Instead, organizers are hosting a drive-in and will livestream the festivities for those at home.

On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Americans are encouraged to volunteer and help serve their communities — and North Texans are no exception. Here's a round up of events happening Monday around the area.

Annette Gordon-Reed is one of the foremost scholars on race and American history working today — and Monday she’ll be the keynote speaker for the Dallas Institute’s 16th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium.

Sam Pollard's documentary deftly examines the FBI's intense surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr. in the final years of his life.

We talked to six marchers about what they remember from the 1963 March on Washington and how they feel about the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests in the wake of George Floyd's killing.