As the former King aide Bernard Lafayette once said, “I mean, he cloned himself out of Martin Luther King.” Haitians, led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson demonstrate in Miami, April 19, 1980.

Ian Wint works at the “Jerk N Tingz” food stand at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Parade and Music Fest in on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in Athens, Georgia.

Volunteers turned out to write thank you cards to veterans and others during a Day of Service honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Cleaver Family YMCA, 7000 Troost Ave., on Monday, Jan. 20 ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations have kicked off at King's former congregation in Atlanta with a 70-member choir's rendition of Hallelujah and stern words from his youngest daughter warning ...

Rochester, N.Y. - Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, with several events in the area celebrating his legacy. 1199SEIU’s 44th Annual MLK Day Celebration at URMC 1199SEIU, a union representing ...

It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and the legacy of the civil rights leader is being celebrated in Massachusetts. Here is a list of events honoring Dr. King in Boston.

Martin Luther King III, a civil rights activist and the son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, spoke to CBS News on MLK Day and Trump's inauguration.

Updated: Jan 20, 2025 / 06:36 PM EST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – It’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and several communities will be hosting events honoring his life and legacy.

Arizona didn't celebrate Martin Luther King Day until 1993, a decade after it became a federal holiday. Here's how the Super Bowl played a role.

When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day? The federal government shuts down on the third Monday of every January for the day to honor Martin Luther King Jr. This year, that day is Jan. 20.

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 ...

Annual Martin Luther King Jr. breakfast Date: Monday, Jan. 20, 2025 Time: 7 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Location: Minneapolis Convention Center (Exhibit Hall A), 1301 Second Ave South Minneapolis, MN ...