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 ...

Monday, Jan. 20 marks a federal holiday, but it's not for Inauguration Day -- it's in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Though King's birthday was on Jan. 15, the holiday honoring the civil ...

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

The annual "Freedom Rally and March" as part of the Rochester Branch of the NAACP's annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. "We Have a Dream Celebration" was held Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in downtown ...

These timeless Martin Luther King Jr. quotes will restore your faith in humanity—on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and beyond ...

Martin Luther King Jr., one of the most influential leaders of the 20th century, devoted his life to justice, equality, and ...

The day begins with Curry’s address at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, in the Center for Faith and Life Main Hall.

As President Donald Trump was sworn into office Monday, civil right activists around the nation found themselves in a combined state of celebration and mourning. Parades and celebrations marking ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great ...

The U.S. is marking Martin Luther King Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the ...

Here’s a complete look at the 2025–26 MLK Jr. Day slate of basketball: With the NBA returning to NBC for the first time in 26 ...

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. (KDKA) -- From rice and soy to dehydrated vegetables and vitamins, more than 100 FedEx employees on Monday were assembling meals for others in need at the corporate headquarters in ...