Martin Luther King III gives a speech at the No Kings Day protest in Philadelphia Saturday afternoon.

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

He shared his 2025 Inauguration Day with Martin Luther King Jr., whose life and legacy are celebrated each January with a federal holiday. Yet King has said there is a great gulf between his ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there. It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks Oct. 10, 1961, in Albany, N.Y. ... Solomon Dees spoke to Grondahl in 2015 about his experience as a member of King’s audience that day.

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Father and son duo Leon Walker and Rob Young will blend spoken poetry and hip hop, gospel and soul music to carry the ...

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He shared his 2025 Inauguration Day with Martin Luther King Jr., whose life and legacy are celebrated each January with a federal holiday. Yet King has said there is a great gulf between his ...

Reflecting on June 16, we honour the sacrifices of freedom fighters while questioning the relevance of youth engagement in ...

That's why during these "No Kings Day" protests, I implore those exercising their right to peaceful assembly to indeed follow the lead of one king: Martin Luther King, Jr.