More than 2,000 people gathered for an annual breakfast Monday in Minneapolis to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.

Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.

On January 20, 2025, Michelle Obama skipped Donald Trump's inauguration. Instead, she took to Instagram to honor MLK Day, and encouraged her followers to remember Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "legacy of service."

Though the holiday is young, this will only be the 25th year that all 50 states recognize it together. Here's what's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and many workers will have the day off. Check what's open and closed for the federal holiday.

“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. King’s life and legacy by getting involved in your community.”

The breakfast, held annually on MLK day, honors the memory and legacy of Dr. King as well as the work of Reverend Jackson.

President Donald Trump invoked the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. during his inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol.

Ariana Grande condemned President Trump's executive order, signed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, recognizing only two sexes under federal law. The directive undermines trans and nonbinary identities,

DONALD Trump is forging a “Fortress America” with thousands of troops at the southern border, a bigger and better wall, and stronger deportation measures to toughen the boundary. The

Scientists at the University of Virginia have uncovered how different exercise intensifies the impact of the hunger hormone ghrelin in the body.