The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the ...

MLK Jr. Day is a federal holiday, so most government offices across the nation were closed and the Postal Service would not deliver mail. But plenty of activities will honor King, who gained ...

On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of ...

Monday marks an unusual coincidence with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday, falling on the same day as Donald Trump's second inauguration, which may prompt questions about whether ...

This year's MLK Day also falls on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump, marking only the second time in 28 years that these federal observances align. The last time the two dates ...

Under the directive of President Donald Trump’s executive order, federal agencies are now axing some federal observances, ...

The holiday and Inauguration Day first aligned in 1997 when President Bill Clinton was inaugurated for his second term. Cherry trees are at full bloom by the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial at the ...

The museum is celebrating King Day with a photo exhibit, “Countdown to Eternity: Photographs of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.” Whitaker wants people to have a mature understanding of who King ...

With Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the late civil rights icon, falling on a Monday this year, Michigan residents hoping to run errands or conduct business may be out of luck.