Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

The only national day of service, Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first celebrated in 1986 ... Notable Quote: “I have a dream ...

Preaching a message of nonviolent resistance, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was the ... streets and buildings are named after King, and in 2011 he became the first African-American to receive ...

Martin Luther King Jr. speaks during the ... for Peace and Justice for a program at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto. Marking the eve of MLK Day and the presidential inauguration, ...

On Monday, Duke celebrated a Martin Luther King Day of Service where students took part of a Unity Rally, the annual Rotary Club meal packing event and a backpacking event for local children ...

Are the banks open on Martin Luther King Day in 2025 ... all 50 states recognized MLK Day. The three-day weekend marks the second bank holiday in 2025, with the first occurring on Wednesday ...

“Martin Luther King is my childhood here,” said Las Vegas businesswoman ... and I think we really need that in America now a day,” Townes said. “We still have far to go, I think, in ...

The request, which comes on the heels of an executive order by President Trump, represents a sharp reversal for the F.B.I.

The legislation to recognize Martin Luther King Day was first introduced in 1968, four days after his assassination. Civil rights activists worked for 15 years for it to be established by the federal ...