Every year around this time, I find myself reflecting on my father's dream for our country—a profound vision for justice, freedom, unity, and peace.
Vice President-elect JD Vance. As the inauguration approaches, preparations are underway. Also, this year, the inauguration falls on the same day as the observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr ...
Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day fall on the same Monday this year — here's how that may impact you.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a national holiday to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., a pioneer in the fight for equal rights for Black Americans. This year,
Is Inauguration Day always on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day? While that happens to be the case in 2025, the occurrence is a rare, coincidental one.
“With malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation’s wounds.” -- Abraham Lincoln, March 4, 1865.
In Harlem, New York, while signing copies of his first book, “Stride Toward Freedom,” Izola Ware Curry stabbed King with a letter opener between his heart and lung. He was taken to Harlem Hospital where his physician, Dr. Aubré D. Maynard, said, “If you had sneezed, your aorta would have been punctured and you would have drowned in your own blood.”
President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance release official headshots a few days before inauguration festivities kick off.
Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. Here's what to know about MLK Day, Inauguration Day and why the two are being observed on the same day in 2025.
Monday commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with Trump’s inauguration, though the majority of business closures will be for MLK Day.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is set to coincide with the inauguration of President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 this year. The two federal holidays have only fallen on the same day once since Martin ...
President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration will be held on Jan. 20, 2025. But why this day, and why does it share the day with Martin Luther King Jr. Day?