Yes, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is one of 11 federal holidays recognized in the United States. Most grocery stores will hold normal hours on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Most banks will be closed ...

Despite being made into a federal holiday in the 80s, the first observance held together by all 50 states did not take place ...

The Pentagon’s intelligence agency has put on hold observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Juneteenth, Holocaust Days of ...

Only once before since it became a federal holiday has Martin Luther King Jr. Day fallen on the same ... term as the 42nd president of the United States. Martin Luther King III, the late civil ...

not a day off” and millions carry out philanthropic acts in King’s memory. Martin Luther King was born in 1929 into a country divided by racial segregation in many states. He was the son of ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

Charles Q. Brown Jr., Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf) Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives at ...

The Air Force will not use official resources to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day or Juneteenth, in addition to other cultural ...

Activists want to safeguard policies and avoid funding cuts to social-service programs that largely support Black and Latino communities, and to challenge companies that have rolled back or eliminated ...

Suzette Hackney talked with Martin Luther King III about the convergence of Inauguration Day with the day of service that honors his father.

Next Monday marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors the life and legacy of the American civil ...