Martin Luther King Day became a federal holiday in 1986 though it took until 2000 before it was recognized in every state. His birthday is marked on the third Monday in January each year.

A TLANTA (AP) — As the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. approaches, his daughter is urging people to really focus on his teachings and work throughout the coming ...

Read full article: Hundreds turn out for Jacksonville’s belated Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Grand Parade The legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will be celebrated in Jacksonville during ...

This story was updated to correct grammar errors. With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to ...

As a holiday, federal offices will be closed and those workers will have a paid day off, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management. When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025? This year ...

King was drawn to Memphis in 1968 to support some 1,300 predominantly Black sanitation workers who went on strike to protest ...

Arielle Gray's grandfather — then a teenager — joined the march to the Common led by King drawing attention to the racial ...

Attempts to remove the holiday and replace it with Juneteenth have been unsuccessful. Mississippi also celebrates Robert E. Lee Day on the same day as Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Mississippi will ...

While the Martin Luther King weekend is the first holiday weekend of the year, it's also one of the last weekends of the winter season where a ski trip is a possible getaway. "It's always a good ...

Michigan observes several state holidays, including New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and Christmas Day. While many ...

I think my father and mother would challenge us to be a better America because we can become that. It starts with something ...

Martin Luther King III, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley spoke at the 60th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1965 Freedom Rally.