The next year, none other than Stevie Wonder stepped up to keep the movement for an MLK Day holiday alive. He released the song "Happy Birthday ... relief," Portsmouth Black Heritage Trail ...

Jan. 20 is a busy day. It is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and also Inauguration Day. Wall-to-wall coverage of pomp and circumstance will be on the agenda for some, but not a group of Black women in ...

The Defense Intelligence Agency has ordered a pause prohibiting all activities and events related to Black History Month, Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... with similar backgrounds or life experiences.

I don't want it to just be in the background," said Christopher ... And they were Black, White, Asian," added Jonathan LaGrone, his brother. An MLK Day of Service will be held at the Krekel ...

What role did music play in getting Martin Luther King Jr. Day to become a holiday? According to the National Constitution Center, in 1981, Stevie Wonder released "Happy Birthday to You," making a ...

“This is the first MLK Day without him, and I’m just sad,” Gandy said. “But I’m also happy, because this is ... Gandy said Eberhardt, the son of Black Lens editor April Eberhardt ...

Pastor Happy Watkins, a beloved civil rights leader in Spokane, is being celebrated for his contributions to the community. Watkins co-founded the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day march in ...

The intersection of Trump’s inauguration and MLK Day poses a dilemma for many Democrats ... Ivey, Mfume and Alsobrooks are all Black. Ivey, a Prince George’s County Democrat, said following ...