The affected events, per the memo, which is dated Jan. 28, 2025, include: Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday, Black History Month, Women's History Month, Holocaust Day and Days of Remembrance, Asian ...

He released the song "Happy Birthday" in tribute to Dr. King on his album "Hotter Than July" and by 1982 the King Center had organized a march with a half a million people to Washington, D.C. to ...

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 ...

Donald Trump speaks during a rally at the Grand Sierra Resort in Reno on Oct. 11, 2024. USA Today Network; file photo Monday, Jan. 20, is a day full of contrasts, even division. In Kansas and ...

Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon who was assassinated in 1968. The holiday didn’t come together ...

After a nearly month-long delay due to the recent wildfires, the Kingdom Day Parade celebrated its 40th iteration on Monday. Normally held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day — Jan. 20 this year ...

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day! Or should we say happy Inauguration Day? In 2025, it's both. The third Monday of January is the MLK Day federal holiday. President Donald Trump's Inauguration Day ...

SPOKANE, Wash. – Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Spokane holds special significance this year as it marks the first observance since the passing of beloved local civil rights leader ...

On Monday the nation will pause to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Though the federal holiday is widely celebrated now—businesses and schools close, and marches and events take place—it […] ...

And we look forward to MLK Day 2025, at the Charles Wright Museum of African American History. Thanks for being here with us on "American Black Journal." - Thank you so much.