His name has gained wider recognition in more recent decades, but civil rights activist and organizer Bayard Rustin has long deserved a much more respected place in the history of the Civil Rights

NAACP Lancaster Branch has pushed back its 45th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration service to Feb. 2 because of expected inclement weather, branch President Blanding Watson said. The time

The NAACP honors Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Monday, Jan. 20 with a breakfast, education discussions and a march.

Dr. King made such an impact on this world and departed this world before I was even born, and I am still reaping the benefits of his work,” he said.

Democratic state Rep. Dan K. Williams is the keynote speaker for NAACP Lancaster Branch’s 45th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration service Sunday at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Lancaster

At 11:30 a.m. on January 20, the NAACP Paducah-McCracken County Branch will be hosting the 35th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebration in collaboration with the Bryant Law Center.

Conditions for Monday's holiday are expected to be no warmer than minus-8 degrees with potential wind chills as low as minus-45.

The Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association and the Luzerne County NAACP branch #2306 commemorated Martin Luther King Jr. Day with a program entitled “King and his Presidents” at the Luzerne

Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the same day as Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration.

The torch of leadership at the Greensburg-Jeannette Branch of the NAACP has passed to a new generation. Ruth Tolbert, 75, of Greensburg, who has been the president of the Greensburg-Jeannette NAACP for all but two years since 2000,

Martin Luther King Jr. falls on the third Monday of January every year. The holiday means the closure of state offices, courts, public schools, universities and other businesses and individuals are encouraged to celebrate the holiday by volunteering.