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Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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Rev. Dr. Bernice King appears at a summit in Atlanta

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 in Washington
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

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris gestures as she speaks outside the South Carolina State House in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S., January 15, 2024. Photo by Kevin Wurm/REUTERS
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

Events held to mark MLK Day, in Atlanta
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

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks, in Washington
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.

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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