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In response to President Donald Trump's executive order banning diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, the Pentagon's intelligence agency has paused special event programs and related events, ...
"They’ve ruled for too long. Their time is up. And May Day is just the beginning." There were 19 protests in New Jersey as of Wednesday afternoon. Most are tomorrow, May 1 with two on Saturday, May 3 ...
When a federal holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. was adopted in the 1980s, Mississippi and Alabama lawmakers opted to add it to an existing holiday honoring Lee. Many states in the South ...
Here’s what to know for Inauguration Day and MLK Day. The two major events fall on the same date — Jan. 20 — but most closures are because of MLK Day, which is a federal holiday ...
Explore the irony of Trump's inauguration on MLK Day and the contrasting ideals of liberty and justice. Learn how to make a difference in the face of regressive policies.
MIAMI - While many spent Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day off, others took it as a day on, ... "When the kids come back tomorrow, they'll get a fresh new look," Rateau said.
People in Oakland were celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, where several events took place. For many, this looked like a day of service and a day of action. This ...
It's Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and if you're looking for a way to observe the holiday, the final event of the MLK Commemorative Coalition's King Week is today. The MLK memorial service will take ...
Meanwhile, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday of January each year, which this year also falls on Jan. 20. Here's what to know about what's open or closed on Monday.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day fall on the same day. Here's what's closed on the holiday.
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 ...