President Barack Obama moved the Martin Luther King Jr. bust into the Oval Office in 2009. Trump kept it during his first ...

The MLK Parade is a Mardi Gras-style event featuring floats from local businesses, churches, organizations, school bands and elected officials.

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

Along with Memorial Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth became one of three federal holidays with explicit roots ...

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 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations kicked off Monday at King's former congregation in Atlanta with a 70-member choir's rendition of Hallelujah and stern words from his youngest daughter ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is seen with the Washington Monument, during the 9th Annual Wreath Laying and Day of Reflection and Reconciliation, in Washington, Monday, Jan.20, 2020.

The Walk to the River was first initiated by Mayor Van Johnson in 2024 to commemorate the holiday, and this year turnout for ...

But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land!” With these words, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. built a crescendo to his final speech on April 3, 1968.

Hundreds gathered on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Tyler on Saturday morning to celebrate freedom, heritage, and resilience during the city’s annual Juneteenth parade.

Judge Considers Early Release of Martin Luther King Jr. Assassination Documents The materials are scheduled to be unsealed in 2027, but President Trump signed an executive order in January aimed ...

Join the Town of Chapel Hill for Open Chapel Hill Day Saturday, June 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., a town-wide event offering a ...