Texas officially recognized MLK Day in 1991. Today, it remains the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service.
January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that ... Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., introduced legislation to create a federal holiday honoring King on April ...
Martin Luther King Jr. helped lead the Civil Rights Movement. Read about his “I Have a Dream” speech, quotes, holiday, kids, assassination, and more facts.
On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed the bill named the “King Holiday Bill” that forevermore set the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in order to remember and observe the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the life and impact ... four days after he was assassinated on April 4, 1968. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., reintroduced the legislation every year with ...
Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States. Here's what's open and closed during the national holiday.
Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.
Reginald Dwayne Betts went from being a 16-year-old facing a nine-year prison sentence to a MacArthur “genius,” an award-winning author, and a nonprofit founder. Dr. King’s legacy taught him that no person—or nation—is beyond redemption.
It was a Sunday of celebration in the Palmetto State, as thousands of people came together to recognize President Joe Biden and the work he’s done over the last four years.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors service, not self-gratification. For those who may simply see the day as government-granted time off for a long we
It took a long political effort to make the King Holiday commemoration a federal law. ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, equality and the Beloved Community that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his life's work.