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 ...

On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. wrote "Letter from Birmingham Jail" while imprisoned in Alabama for ...

Martin Luther King III and Imari Paris Jeffries of Embrace Boston reflected on the rally's legacy in a fireside chat ...

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 ...

The cleanup will take place from 9 to 10:30 a.m. at Crosby Park Elementary. Those who would like to volunteer to lend a hand ...

A sunny morning welcomed the Long Beach community to Martin Luther King Jr. Park for a tree planting celebration in honor of ...

On Easter Day, April 20, at 9:41 a.m., the Shreveport Police Department responded to a reported stabbing at on Peach Street ...

Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney. A new green space began to take shape at Los Robles-Ronald McNair Academy in East Palo Alto on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Jan. 20. Over 170 volunteers gathered ...

How did Earth Day start? Who founded Earth Day? Earth Day is the third-newest federal holiday in the U.S., after Martin Luther King Jr. Day (recognized in 1983) and Juneteenth (recognized in 2021).

Dublin is honoring their connection to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. this weekend with their "One Day" civil rights experience ...