From celebrating the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr., to enjoying some time with your family — either in town or on a quick weekend getaway — we’ve got lots of ideas to make this national holiday meaningful for you. Martin Luther King Day, also known as Civil Rights Day in some s...
On MLK Day 2022 we’re called to serve our neighbors in memory and celebration of the legacy of Marting Luther King Jr.
On November 2, 1983, Ronald Reagan signed the legislation establishing the third Monday of every January as the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday. Even though the holiday rarely falls on King’s actual birthday—January 15—it permits public school students and federal workers a three-day weekend...
The United States marks Martin Luther King Jr.‘s birthday on Monday, Jan. 16, an official day of service and a celebration of the civil rights leader’s life and legacy. Since MLK Day is a federal holiday, first approved in 1983, government offices, services, and some businesses will be...
DETROIT (FOX 2) - Motown is honoring Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with poetry workshops on Monday. Celebrated every year on the third Monday in January – this year MLK Day falls on King's birthday, Jan. 15. MLK Day was commemorated with various events across metro Detroit, including...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day (officially the Birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., and often referred to shorthand as MLK Day) is a federal holiday in the United States marking the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. ...
In 1994, Congress designated Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday as a day of service and charged the Corporation for National Community Service with leading the effort. Each year the third Monday of January is observed as a way to empower individuals, strengthen communities and break down barr...
and acknowledges the life and accomplishments of the civil rights leader. ANobel Peace Prize winnerat the young age of 35, Martin Luther King Jr. spent his entire adult life fighting for the civil rights of black Americans. MLK Jr. Day is a federal holiday in the U.S., but King’s in...
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a national holiday -- so like other federal observation days, some things will be open as normal, and some will be closed.
Given the federal holiday, we’re taking it easy today and only doing this single post. In honor of the greatest orator of the 20th century and more-radical-than-they-taught-you-in-school civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., we’re going to have an open swim wherein you are ...