CLEVELAND, Ohio — Decades after Martin Luther King Jr. Day was first celebrated as a federally recognized holiday, Cleveland found its own way to pause, gather, and listen. A local holiday tradition ...

Community members and local officials march from the New York State Museum to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in ...

A member of the Barack Obama Global Preparation Academy marching band plays the tuba during the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Late last year, the Trump administration made changes that will impact Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth in 2026. Here's how the federal holidays will differ from previous years.

Thousands of people came out to Denver’s City Park on Monday, January 19, to listen to speeches and then march in the annual ...

Bakewell took over the event — formerly called the Kingdom Day Parade — and rebranded it as the "Los Angeles Official Martin ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -- Civic leaders, activists, artists and others are celebrating, marching and paying homage Monday to Martin Luther King Jr., marking the 30th anniversary of the federal holiday ...

Like the civil rights movement itself, the federal holiday didn't come together seamlessly. It wasn't officially adopted until 15 years after King's assassination.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed Monday, Jan. 19. In 2025, the holiday coincided with the inauguration of ...