Many people use the holiday as a chance to give back. These organizations could use help with park cleanups, food drives, and other events.

What time does the parade start? And what streets are closed? We have these answers and more.

The nation’s capital still found ways to honor Martin Luther King Jr. even as much of downtown D.C. is locked down ahead of inauguration.

Honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through virtual plays and performances, volunteer opportunities, and live-streamed conversations on civil rights.

The employees will call for a change in low wages and risk arrest by blocking traffic near D.C.’s MLK Memorial on Monday.

March with Mayor Bowser, read to children, clean the Anacostia—options for honoring MLK Day are aplenty.

“Designed to allow aspiring young men of color to listen and discuss their dreams and aspirations with local professionals from various backgrounds.”

DC Central Kitchen, located at 425 2nd Street NW, prepares 5,000 meals a day for homeless, low-income and at-risk residents of D.C.

Hearing the great words of Martin Luther King, Jr. is as simple as a Google search. But seeing them etched and painted around the city? That’s almost as simple, too.

There are a huge number of ways to spend that day and the week leading up to it by remembering the civil rights leader and volunteering