Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...
On the third Monday of January — close to King's Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize ...
Texas officially recognized MLK Day in 1991. Today, it remains the only federal holiday designated as a national day of ...
With the date of presidential inaugurations and Martin Luther King Jr. Day both set by law, the two have - and will - keep ...
MLK Day is a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King ... Dr. King's birthday was finally made a federal holiday in ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday honoring the life and legacy ... push to honor his contributions to civil rights and social justice. Representative John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, ...
Before you settle into your federally mandated day of action (or day of chillin,’ if that’s your groove), allow me to bestow ...
Monday commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with Trump’s ...
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just as much a Detroit holiday as it is a federal one. Created after overwhelming approval in Congress and being signed into a law by President Ronald Reagan in 1983 ...