Texas officially recognized MLK Day in 1991. Today, it remains the only federal holiday designated as a national day of ...

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

Smith, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a day on, not a day off. “It’s a day of service,” said Dilworth-Smith, executive ...

No absence may have been greater felt among the thousands who marched through Spokane on Monday than that of the late Rev. Percy 'Happy' Watkins. Watkins, one of Spokane's most prominent civil rights ...

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the evangelical figures who played an important role in the fight against racism.

Happy Monday and Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day to you! It's a gray and drizzly day across the Gulf Coast. Temperatures ...

It took a long political effort to make the King Holiday commemoration a federal law. ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, ...

With Monday's matchup against Ohio State, Notre Dame's Marcus Freeman is set to become the first African-American head coach ...

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Some donned red, white, and blue and celebrated the 47th president. Others filled the streets in protest of another Trump ...

MLK Jr. Day is a federal holiday, so most government offices across the nation are closed and the Postal Service won't be ...

MLK Day will be observed on Monday, Jan. 20 this year. U.S. Postal Service post offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, and mail will not be delivered on the day, the USPS told USA TODAY. The USPS ...