Inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1962 speech, a Boston University event will explore "The Darkness at Midnight" during its annual MLK Jr. celebration.

As Martin Luther King Jr. Day lands on Inauguration Day this year, Boston area organizations and leaders are planning a slew of activities to mark the holiday. The day will kick off at the Omni Seaport Hotel in Boston with the 55th Annual Martin Luther King Jr.

The words "I Have a Dream" are historically famous. They defined the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King. But they're just one speech in a long life of brilliance and introspection. Holding a doctorate in Systematic Theology from Boston University,

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to remember King's life's work and his legacy on civil rights and social justice.

From rice and soy to dehydrated vegetables and vitamins, more than 100 FedEx employees on Monday were assembling meals for others in need at the corporate headquarters in Moon Township.Rise Against Hunger will then take these meals and give them to people around the world.

A South Florida woman is remembering what it was like to march alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Charlotte Gilmore Durante was part of a movement that she says she never thought would make it into the history books.

The difference between a wish and a goal, or a dream if you will, is effort. If there is no effort into that idea, if there is no

Minnesota leaders are celebrating civil rights pioneer Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "Here in Minnesota, we have a long tradition of advocacy and policy change," Minnesota Chief Equity Officer Ashley Oolman said.

Today the public has a chance to attend a panel that the nephew of Doctor Martin Luther King Junior will be leading. Isaac Newton Farris Junior has been speaking at events all week. Farris will be speaking today at the Roaring Fork Hall on UCCS on Stanton road.