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Inauguration Day, which took place on Jan. 20, is not part of the regular 11 federal holidays, but because it aligned with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, most American workers had the day off.
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.
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a ...
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is seen with the Washington Monument, during the 9th Annual Wreath Laying and Day of Reflection and Reconciliation, in Washington, Monday, Jan.20, 2020.
President Barack Obama moved the Martin Luther King Jr. bust into the Oval Office in 2009. Trump kept it during his first term but now it's gone.
This Juneteenth we need to discard the caricatures of King that we so often see and learn from what he actually did and believed. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks before crowd of 25,000 in ...
A federal judge is considering whether sealed documents relating to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination should be released before 2027. Evening Standard/Hulton Archive, via Getty Images ...
A deadly shooting occurred around 8:10 p.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive SW in northwest Atlanta. The victim, a man found unresponsive with a gunshot wound, was pronounced dead at the scene.
Martin Luther King Jr bust and Trump in Oval Office – via Grok AI The decision to move King’s bust has drawn sharp criticism. The NAACP, a leading civil rights organization, announced it will ...
Garland High School senior Saron Lias carries a poster of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. while marching in the 36th annual MLK Day Parade in Garland, Texas, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero) ...