Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images (3). Art: Jillian Sellers. Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors Dr. King's work for equality and invites families to ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader, is fast approaching. Observed on the third Monday in January, the holiday falls near King’s birthday and gives Americans ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr speaks to a crowd of 25,000 civil rights marchers in front of the state capital building in 1965 in ...

Ty Roush is a breaking news reporter based in New York City. An early analysis of a trove of FBI records on Martin Luther King Jr. released by the Trump administration has revealed little to no new ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Martin Luther King Jr. Day (MLK Day)—which is Monday, January 19, ...

Each year, the legacy and accomplishments of Martin Luther King Jr. are honored with a federal holiday that typically falls on or near the civil rights leader's birthday, which is Jan. 15. This year, ...

Lu Burgos did not attend the Martin Luther King Jr. Peace Walk and Parade in the nation’s capital last year — or the year before. But the Silver Spring resident and D.C. hotel worker made sure he was ...

The birth home of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta will reopen to the public on July 4 after being closed for close to ...

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Jan. 15, but Americans will have to wait a little longer for the annual day honoring the civil rights leader. When is Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2026? The holiday, ...

Do you have an extra day off next week? Many in the private and public sectors in the United States do thanks to a federal holiday honoring late civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr. Martin ...