Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?

A new documentary from Stevie Wonder will explore his role in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.

President Donald Trump has issued new proclamations for the Gulf of America Day, WWI and WWII. Did Trump acknowledge Juneteenth, a non-working holiday?

As Americans celebrated Juneteenth, President Donald Trump raged at the newest federal holiday in a posting on his Truth ...

Like most federal holidays, expect your local banks and credit unions to be closed in observance of Juneteenth. Postal ...

This year, MLK Day fell on the same day as Inauguration Day, when Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. Junior Yofraneys Ena said while others couldn’t have expected the ...

I implore those exercising their right to peaceful assembly to indeed follow the lead of one king: Martin Luther King, Jr.

MLK Jr. That's why during these "No Kings Day" protests, I implore those exercising their right to peaceful assembly to indeed follow the lead of one king: Martin Luther King, Jr.

MLK Jr. That's why during these "No Kings Day" protests, I implore those exercising their right to peaceful assembly to indeed follow the lead of one king: Martin Luther King, Jr. Remember, King made ...

The Black Heritage Society, founded in 1974 by Ovide Duncantell Jr., hosted Houston's — and the nation’s — first MLK parade in 1978, with Martin Luther King Sr. as the inaugural grand marshal.

In response, the Proper Celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and Inauguration Day Act would delay MLK Day by one day, to the third Tuesday in January, in years where it conflicts with a ...