The June 1963 march in Detroit was, at the time, the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history, with 125,000 ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jonathan Eig will discuss his book, “King: A Life” on Monday, Jan. 20, the federal holiday ...

If you’re looking for me to sugarcoat the reality we’re facing, I can’t do that,” Rep. Jasmine Crockett tells Harper’s Bazaar ...

Monday's high will struggle to reach 10 degrees, with wind chills remaining below zero all day. Heading into Tuesday and Wednesday, it will be even colder. Wind chills are forecasted to be between -15 ...

A local center in East Lansing to keep neighbors warm and mid-Michigan celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Find out what is ...

With dangerous cold settling in, warming centers are open to help those who need a comfortable place to wait out the subzero temperatures. See a list here: ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday of January, but Metro Detroit plans to honor him all weekend. Join ...

Many public institutions are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, while some private businesses remain open. Here's ...

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, ...

Michigan! It’s a busy day with the inauguration, extreme cold and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. If you’re up prepping for the ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day cleared Congress, and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

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