Martin Luther King Jr. Day events include story times, speakers and fundraising events in Milwaukee and its suburbs.

With Martin Luther King day coming up, it’s a good time to take time to remember a man who’s words touched lives and changed minds. Martin Luther King Jr. was a baptist minister who played an important role in the American civil rights movement.

Hundreds converged along Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue in Central Long Beach on Saturday, Jan. 18, to honor and celebrate the legacy of the trailblazing activist who played a key role in driving the civil rights movement of the 1960s forward.

On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed the bill named the “King Holiday Bill” that forevermore set the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in order to remember and observe the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Scholarships were awarded to Springfield students who exemplify academic excellence at the 43rd annual Scholarship Breakfast on Saturday at the Marriott Springfield Downtown. With a theme of “A Legacy of Hope,

Various communities and organizations across Central Illinois are planning to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this weekend ahead of the federal holiday honoring the late leader of the Civil Rights Movement.

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

The events will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a wreath laying at MLK Park, located at the triangle of Broad Street and Campbell Street.

Residents in Sacramento are getting ready for a park beautification to honor Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.

Here are a list of events that honor civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and his legacy, in and around Baltimore.

A motorcade guided the way with flashing red and blue lights. Hundreds marched from the University of New Mexico to Civic Plaza in Downtown Albuquerque during the MLK Commemorative March