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

In 1983, about 20 years after King's "I Have a Dream" speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third ...

Texas officially recognized MLK Day in 1991. Today, it remains the only federal holiday designated as a national day of ...

Before you settle into your federally mandated day of action (or day of chillin,’ if that’s your groove), allow me to bestow ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. His death sparked nationwide mourning and a push to honor his contributions to civil rights and social justice.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is an annual federal holiday to honour the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a very ...

On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed the bill named the “King Holiday Bill” that forevermore set the third ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just as much a Detroit ... carries a sign protesting cutbacks at General Motors and is followed by Rep. John Conyers Jr., D-Detroit, in a picket line in front of ...