Activists want to safeguard policies and avoid funding cuts to social-service programs that largely support Black and Latino communities, and to challenge companies that have rolled back or eliminated ...

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on a Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to run errands or conduct business may be out of luck.

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of ...

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...

legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it. Reagan’s signing did not lead other Republicans to follow.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will coincide with the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump this year. Martin Luther King Jr. Day to honors the pastor and civil rights activist on what would be ...

“I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others." King was shot at 6:05 p.m. on April 4, 1968, on the second-floor balcony of the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday (Jan. 20), representing a time to remember the legacy of America’s famous Civil Rights leader and give back to the community. More than six decades have ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorated each year on the third Monday in January, will be observed this year on Monday, Jan. 20. It's designated as a "national day of service to encourage all ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is Jan. 20, 2025. Here is how you can honor the civil right leader's legacy in Central Florida:Orange County:MLK Commemorative LuncheonJan. 1711 AMFirst Baptist ...