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 we jump back into work after the holiday season, we might be wondering when we will be getting our next day off. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or MLK Day, is less than two weeks away and will be ...

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

Inside honors 'The Movement to Overcome' On MLK Day, Inside the NBA recognizes the legacy and ongoing struggles behind the Civil Rights Movement. On MLK Day 2025, Inside the NBA reviews the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Her class in Amherst College’s Science Center over, first-year student Zalia Salley pulled up a chair at a table set up near ...