Like the civil rights movement itself, the federal holiday didn’t come together seamlessly. It wasn't officially adopted ...
On Nov. 3, 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed legislation establishing King’s birthday as a national holiday, 15 years ...
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He ...
On Mon. Jan. 19, the Mohawk Valley joins America in a holiday remembering the life of Civil Rights, Religious Leader, Rev. Dr ...
Stevie Wonder’s new album, Hotter Than July, had been burning up the charts for months by Jan. 15, 1981. But something bigger ...
With the recent killings of Americans at the hands of ICE agents we are left with a sobering threat to Dr. King’s legacy.
Celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Join the 21st annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Peace Walk and Parade in Washington, D.C. on Jan. 19.
The long and unrelenting battle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day - Martin Luther King Jr. Day's reach has only grown ...
St. Augustine's racial clashes in the summer of 1964 led directly to the busting of a filibuster and passage of the Civil ...
After President Donald Trump said in an interview last week that landmark civil rights laws have resulted in white people ...
A year of two popes and a Jubilee Year, 2025 was one to remember. From Atlanta to Rome, The Georgia Bulletin looks at some of ...
Rainbow PUSH will bring its “Let Freedom Ring” celebration to Detroit’s Fox Theatre on Monday, January 19, 2026, at 4 p.m., with a free public program marking the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King ...