In 1983, President Ronald Reagan declared the third Monday of January each year Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal ...
It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a ...
The convergence of MLK Day and Inauguration Day invites reflection on shared ideals and how we can embody them in our own ...
Dr. King's dream for bipartisanship and collaboration is as urgent as ever in the new Trump era, writes John Hope Bryant ...
But in revoking President Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 Executive Order 11246 that launched our decades-long imposition of de facto racial quotas under the euphemism “affirmative action,” Trump has gone ...
Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.
As we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, let's reflect on how each of us can live our lives with a spirit of peace and unity.
In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a law, designating the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging Americans to ...
The dual celebrations of a second Trump inauguration and the civil rights leader’s birth raise profound questions about Black ...
The rescheduled MLK festival is happening Saturday. The event runs from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Huston-Tillotson University. Organizers are asking attendees to bring a donation for the Central Texas Food ...
Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...
DEAR READERS: Wishing you all a very happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day ... sufficient so they will be ...