Under Dr. King’s leadership, nonviolent protest became the defining feature of the modern civil rights movement in America ... The legislation to recognize Martin Luther King Day was first introduced ...

As the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. federal holiday comes the third Monday of January, the day is not just a day off of work, but has become a day for people to volunteer and serve their ...

[Wired, 1/12/24] On and around MLK Day, right-wing media figures highlighted supposed flaws in MLK’s character, blamed him for modern DEI efforts, and criticized the civil rights movement ...

For starters, it’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which commemorates the life and legacy of King, who was born on Jan. 15, 1929, and became a leading voice in the fight for racial justice.

King touched on the current political climate throughout the event. He compared his father’s mission of non-violence to the ...

at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial marking MLK Day in Washington. WASHINGTON — When President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in as president of the United States inside the Capitol’s rotunda ...

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 ...

Under Dr. King’s leadership, nonviolent protest became the defining feature of the modern civil rights movement in America ... The legislation to recognize Martin Luther King Day was first introduced ...