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Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Valley

Detroit News · 10h

The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

The Root on MSN · 14h

[Opinion] The Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Offends His Legacy By Striving to Make White People Comfortable

Before you settle into your federally mandated day of action (or day of chillin,’ if that’s your groove), allow me to bestow upon you an inconvenient truth: The Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday is one of the worst things that happened to the man’s legacy.

Newsweek on MSN · 17h

Is There Trash Pickup on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?

This year's MLK Day also falls on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump, marking only the second time in 28 years that these federal observances align. The last time the two dates overlapped was during President Bill Clinton's second inauguration in January 1997, which also included both inauguration events and MLK Day commemorations.

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How Stevie Wonder, John Conyers and the UAW made MLK Day a holiday | Opinion

Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...

Why a National Holiday Was the One of the Worst Things to Happen to MLK, Jr.

Go to a MLK celebration these days and you will hear Black politicians using this holiday as a platform to run for Office.

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A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...

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