Nation Jan 20 MLK Day kicks off at King’s Atlanta congregation with daughter’s warning about anti-woke rhetoric By Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Nation Jan 15 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 a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a federal holiday. By Terry Tang, Associated Press
Politics Jan 15 WATCH: Harris speaks at Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in South Carolina Speaking at the MLK Day at the Dome rally at the South Carolina Statehouse, Vice President Kamala Harris said young people two or three generations removed from King have seen their freedoms shrink. By Jeff Martin, Jeffrey Collins, Associated Press
Nation Jan 16 Rev. Bernice King calls for year-round action over platitudes on MLK Day America has honored Martin Luther King Jr. with a federal holiday for nearly four decades yet still hasn’t fully embraced and acted on the lessons from the slain civil rights leader, his youngest daughter said Monday. By Bill Barrow, Associated Press
Nation Jan 16 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day at National Action Network President Joe Biden remembered Martin Luther King Jr. on the federal holiday honoring the civil rights leader with a speech at an MLK breakfast hosted in Washington by the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network. By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Jan 15 Watch 5:59 Martin Luther King III reflects on Dr. King’s legacy in divided times By John Yang, Andrew Corkery Sunday marks the 94th birthday of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Monday is the federal holiday honoring him. Since the 1990s, Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been a day of civic, community and service projects. Continue watching
Jan 17 On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work By Associated Press Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., President Joe Biden said Monday said in a video address on the day that commemorates the slain civil rights leader. Continue reading
Jan 17 WATCH: Vice President Harris delivers remarks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Ebenezer Baptist in Atlanta By Associated Press This holiday marks what would have been the 93rd birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 15, who was just 39 when he was assassinated in 1968 while helping sanitation workers strike for better pay and workplace… Continue reading
Jan 17 WATCH: Foundation holds wreath-laying ceremony at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington By News Desk The Memorial Foundation is expected to host a wreath-laying ceremony in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday at the MLK memorial in Washington D.C. Continue reading
Jan 18 In open letter to Dr. King, Stevie Wonder calls for equality By Associated Press Wonder met King when he was a teenager and later wrote the tribute song "Happy Birthday," which urged that the government formally establish a Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Continue reading