Martin Luther King Day is the celebration of the civil rights activist's birthday that falls in January. However, the federal holiday is not celebrated on Martin Luther King Jr.'s actual birthday ...

As a college president who is passionate about expanding access to education, I don’t have all the answers right now. But I ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

BALTIMORE -- Baltimore's MLK Day Parade has been rescheduled for Presidents' Day, Mayor Brandon Scott said during Wednesday's Board of Estimates meeting. The annual parade, which had previously ...

After a nearly month-long delay due to the recent wildfires, the Kingdom Day Parade celebrated its 40th iteration on Monday. Normally held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Jan. 20 this year ...

Here’s what’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025. Major U.S. retailers and grocers — such as Target, Walmart and Kroger — will be open on MLK Day. Wholesale retailers ...

An agency at the Pentagon has paused observing Black History Month and Martin Luther King Jr. Day at the behest of President Donald Trump. According to reports, the Defense Department’s ...

Montgomerians marched in the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr. along Dexter Avenue on Monday to honor the civil rights leader in a parade that was delayed nearly a month from MLK Day in January.

On Nov. 2, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the bill declaring Martin Luther King Jr. Day a federal holiday. A staunch supporter of making this happen was Grammy-winning singer Stevie Wonder.