Martin Luther King, Jr. with his arms folded in front of him and his gaze cast out over the frozen Tidal Basin. But there stood Glenda McDonald, bundled up in her parka doing as she has done over the ...

Annually, around the time of Monday’s federal holiday, there is a noticeable uptick in education and conversation about the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most prominent ...

"Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of service always inspires me," Obama wrote on Instagram. "This #MLKDay, I hope you'll join me and @WhenWeAllVote in honoring Dr. Kin ...

It is the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service. On rare occasions, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day coincide. Former President Barack Obama’s inauguration for ...

Barack Obama can also be counted as having a half-Martin Luther King Jr. Day Inauguration. For his second term Inauguration, Jan. 20 was on a Sunday, so there was a private ceremony held on Sunday ...

And so it took some maneuvering and determination — both physical and mental — for visitors to reach the statue of the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. with ... lady Michelle Obama mapped out ...