Martin Luther King Jr. Day is in January. Here's why we celebrate …
1 day ago · The government shuts down the third Monday in January to honor Martin Luther King Jr., also known as MLK Day. This year that day is Jan. 20. This year Jan. 20 will be both Donald Trump's ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is this month. Here's why we celebrate …
2 days ago · The annual day of remembrance for Martin Luther King Jr. is less than two weeks away, falling on Monday, Jan. 20, the same day as Inauguration Day this year.
Jimmy Carter Lived Out Martin Luther King Jr.'s Dream, MLK's …
1 day ago · King's father, Martin Luther King Sr., and his widow, Coretta Scott King, would close the 1976 Democratic National Convention, delivering a resounding benediction to Carter, who the elder King ...
As MLK holiday nears, Bernice King urges people to focus on his ...
2 days ago · As the holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, his daughter is urging people to really focus on his work throughout the next year, rather than just paying him tribute for a day. ... King Center CEO Bernice King, daughter of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., speaks during a news conference at the King ...
When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 2025? – Deseret News
Jan 2, 2025 · Martin Luther King Jr. Day — or MLK Day — is celebrated annually on the third Monday of January. MLK Day became a federal holiday in 1994, but has been observed by Americans since January 1986, when it was first officially celebrated, per the Observance Calendar from the Department of Defense Education Activity site .
Martin Luther King Jr. | PBS News
Thousands converged Saturday on the National Mall for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington, saying a country that remains riven by racial inequality...
Martin Luther King Jr.’s youngest son Dexter has died at age 62
Jan 22, 2024 · Dexter Scott King, the youngest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., has died, according to statements from his family and the King Center. The King Center confirmed in a statement the...
Martin Luther King Jr. | AP News - Associated Press News
Oct 3, 2022 · Martin Luther King Jr. Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ gets Texas portrait AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a federal holiday to commemorate the end of slavery in the U.S., became on Wednesday only the second Black person whose portrait will hang in the senate chamber of the ...
Martin Luther King news - Today’s latest updates - CBS News
Aug 28, 2023 · Philadelphia and the region are going big on the Martin Luther King Jr. National Day of Service this year - here's what to know about events. Some 7,000 people turned out 56 years ago this...
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. news - Today’s latest updates
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his historic "I Have A Dream" speech 60 years ago. Nikole Killion takes a look at one of the drafts of the speech to see how it differs from what King...