Alpha Kappa Alpha's Lambda Pi Omega chapter folds Martin Luther King Jr.'s civil rights history into a day of service that stretches far beyond the federal holiday.

Many public institutions will close for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, while most private businesses will remain open. Here's what to know.

Martin Luther King Jr speaks to civil rights marchers in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 25, 1965. He was a believer in health care for all: "Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhuman."

Here's what to know about whether government offices will be open or closed on Martin Luther King Jr., Day this year.

The symposium’s keynote Memorial Lecture will take place at 10 a.m. in Hill Auditorium and will feature Donzaleigh Abernathy – actress, author, civil rights activist, and goddaughter of Dr. King – alongside Derrick Johnson, the 19th president and CEO of the NAACP.

One of the greatest leaders of 20th century America is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. During his years of service during the Civil Rights Movement, King led a nonviolent movement