Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Since the mid-1980s, the third Monday in January has been designated as a US federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., celebrating one of the greatest Americans — except if you live in Arkansas, Alabama, and Since the mid-1980s, the third Monday in January has been designated as a … Read more

Anchorage, Mat-Su host events to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. by Daybreak Staff on Jan 18, 7:51. MLK, Jr. Day Service Outing WHO: Anchorage NAACP Youth Council and the Alaska Chapter of the Sierra Club WHAT: A guided walk through  Anchorage, Mat-Su host events to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. by Daybreak Staff … Read more

A job-focused Martin Luther King Day event in Harrisburg was all about increasing the employment access and career opportunity for minorities in Central Pennsylvania. The idea was to put the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s long-held dream to work A job-focused Martin Luther King Day event in Harrisburg was all about increasing the employment … Read more

Like their cohort on the ground, astronauts aboard the U.S. segment of the International Space Station will take a day off today (Jan. 18) to celebrate the life of Martin Luther King Jr. NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra and European Space A wind chill advisory is in effect until noon on Monday for … Read more

It was the synagogue's eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, held each January during a Friday evening Shabbat service. Evers-Williams has been a civil rights leader for decades. After her first husband, Medgar Evers, was murdered, she Arkansas is one of just three states to jointly celebrate King, the black civil-rights leader, and Lee, … Read more

US-POLITICS-OBAMA-MLK President Barack Obama sits alongside children as he participates in a literacy project at the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Washington, DC, Jan. 19, 2015. It was the synagogue's eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, held each January during a Friday evening … Read more

A list of what's open and what's closed Monday for Martin Luther King Jr. Day: • Schools are closed. • You can park on Seattle streets for free. • Many government buildings are closed. • Washington State Ferries will operate on  It was the synagogue's eighth annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, held each January … Read more

Youths hold up signs as part of a performance during a commemorative service on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church where King preached, in Atlanta Monday. Communities around the country spent the federal holiday  Youths hold up signs as part of a performance during a commemorative service on Martin Luther … Read more

On what traditionally has been considered a day of service – or, for many, just a day off work – Martin Luther King Jr. Day is, for many, a day of protest. Marches, sit-ins and other forms of direct-action were staged in more than a dozen cities, and Sandra Graham (right) and Samantha Laughin, (left), … Read more