The feelings were warm despite the cold weather, driving all of the MLK Day activities inside in Brookings. Keynote speaker Jahmal Cole from the south side of Chicago wants to inspire those gathering ...

Keyshia Cole and Tank took over Atlanta on Friday (Jan. 17) in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr. This year, that day is Jan. 20. The holiday in his honor is timed to honor King ...

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of ...

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same day as a presidential inauguration. That was in 1997, when Bill Clinton took the oath of office ...

“I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others." King was shot at 6:05 p.m. on April 4, 1968, on the second-floor balcony of the ...

As we jump back into work after the holiday season, we might be wondering when we will be getting our next day off. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, or MLK Day, is less than two weeks away and will be ...

The museum is celebrating King Day with a photo exhibit, “Countdown to Eternity: Photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Whitaker wants people to have a mature understanding of who King ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — This year, there are a plethora of opportunities around the Portland metro area to celebrate, reflect and give back on Martin Luther King Jr. Day through acts of service.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday (Jan. 20), representing a time to remember the legacy of America’s famous Civil Rights leader and give back to the community. More than six decades have ...