MLK Day, celebrated by many, reflects the enduring impact of Martin Luther King Jr., as 93% of Americans honor his life and legacy.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which means federal employees and many other workers will have the day off. This year, the holiday honoring the life and legacy of the American civil rights icon also coincides with President-elect Donald Trump's Inauguration Day.
Federal holiday Martin Luther King Jr Day and Inauguration Day has overlapped for the third time in the long history of the United States.
Many public institutions are closed for Martin Luther King Jr. Day Monday, while some private businesses remain open. Here's what to know.
As the nation pauses to remember Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy to the United States, the stock markets in the country will close for the day. The New York Stock Exchange will close for a long weekend after normal trading hours on Friday,
Several public agencies, federal offices and schools will close to honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, coinciding with Trump's Inauguration Day.
Parade-goers march during the 45th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial March in downtown Raleigh on Monday, Jan. 20 ,2025. Middleton called King a proponent of “radical love,” and attendees remembered him as a leader who encouraged action and compassion.
Several Memphis Grizzlies players have been introduced to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in different ways through their varied upbringings.
More than 2,000 people gathered for an annual breakfast Monday in Minneapolis to honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy, hours before Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th president of the United States.
The dual celebrations of a second Trump inauguration and the civil rights leader’s birth raise profound questions about Black leadership and progress toward the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream.
But this year, America faces a profound and painful contradiction: As we mark the MLK holiday, a white supremacist will retake the highest office in the land, poised to inflict more hurt and harm on the vibrant yet vulnerable communities I was elected to represent.