Every year on MLK Day, the federal government closes and ... The Washington Monument can be seen in the background as U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King waves to supporters Aug. 28 ...

D.C. And Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a day of service. King’s widow, the late Coretta Scott King, once said the greatest birthday her husband could receive “is ...

On MLK Day, people in the United States join local ... surrounded by a vibrant scene of people from diverse backgrounds uniting in peace, symbolizing hope and equality, with soft rays of sunlight ...

This year, MLK Day falls on the same day as Inauguration ... husband could receive “is if people of all racial and ethnic backgrounds celebrated the holiday by performing individual acts of ...

The words "I Have a Dream" are historically famous. They defined the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King. But they're just one speech in a long life of brilliance and introspection. Holding a ...

(Audrey Richardson/Chicago Tribune) Benjamin Bucheit, 9, of Chicago, paints classroom walls during ChiGivesBack MLK Day of Service ... How Ben Johnson’s background shaped the Chicago Bears ...

Reflecting on the impact of MLK Day, which is a federal holiday dedicated ... bringing together individuals from diverse backgrounds united in a shared mission. As participants look forward ...

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and communities across the Sacramento ... religion or cultural background to walk and talk with you at the march,” MLK 365 said on its website.

Only one other time, in 1997, has Inauguration Day fallen on Martin Luther King Jr. Day ... religions, and backgrounds to heal divisions and to become one community, as White House archives ...

THIS IS THE START OF WHAT IS TRADITIONALLY ONE OF SACRAMENTO’S BIGGEST EVENTS ON THIS MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. DAY, THE 43RD ANNUAL ... CULTURE OR BACKGROUND TO COME AND BUILD AUTHENTIC BRIDGES ...