Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Donald Trump's inauguration will result in the closure of several key offices and services.

Here’s what’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He ...

The United States is paying tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy the same day a new president was inaugurated.

Garvey, one of the earliest internationally-known Black civil rights leaders, was convicted of mail fraud in 1923.

It took a long political effort to make the King Holiday commemoration a federal law. ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday honoring the life and legacy of the iconic civil rights leader. This year's MLK Day also falls on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump, ...

In a world before social media threads functioned as brainstorming tools for media luminaries, there was the Algonquin Round ...