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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025: A Celebration of Legacy and Service
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.
Go to a MLK celebration these days and you will hear Black politicians using this holiday as a platform to run for Office. Most white pastors use the day as a time to get in a pulpit and talk to their mostly white congregations about King’s dream about racial harmony,
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 ...
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.
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.
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama previously took presidential oaths of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, in both cases, the men were starting their second consecutive te
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.
Next Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon..
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Why MLK Day is One of the Worst Things to Happen to King's LegacyBefore 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. Let’s be clear: King was a radical.
The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.
Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.
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