“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 ...
Efforts focused on fulfilling the goal set by Congress in 1994 of making the holiday a “day on, not a day off.”
President-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House will coincide with Martin Luther King Jr. Day a rare event. Between Martin Luther King Jr. Day being a relatively new holiday (it was made ...
Monday, Jan. 20, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which means federal employees and many other workers will have the day off. This year, the holiday honoring the life and legacy of the American ...
Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which means federal employees and many other workers will have the day off. This year, the holiday honoring the life and legacy of the American civil rights ...
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — Members of the Sioux City community were able to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday night. For more than 40 years, the songs and words of the remembrance of MLK Jr. have rang out through Siouxland.
This year's Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance in Bismarck on Monday will feature the documentary "February One: The Story of the Greensboro Four." The Greensboro Four were four Black college ...
Donald Trump was sworn in on MLK Day, the holiday that celebrates the life and legacy of civil rights icon, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Martin Luther King, III, co-founder and chair of the Drum ...
City Year Chicago remembered the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Saturday on the city's South Side through their annual Day of Service. "This is an opportunity for us to come together ...
SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Keeping his dream alive. Monday night, the Siouxland community gathered to celebrate the life of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Monday’s celebration was supposed to ...
On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, community leaders, artists and advocates gathered at the Parkview at Cascades Park for the Day of Dialogue event, “Art as Activism: The Role of Artists in Social and Political Movements.” The event celebrated King’s legacy through speeches, discussions and artistic reflections on social justice and human rights.
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 ...