It was Martin Luther King Jr. who had the dream ... For a roughly 13-year period, from the mid-1950s until King's assassination in 1968, pop culture became a conduit for the ideas of equality ...

It was Martin Luther King Jr. who had the dream ... For a roughly 13-year period, from the mid-1950s until King’s assassination in 1968, pop culture became a conduit for the ideas of equality ...

Her focus is live and trending news, as well as pop culture ... near King Jr.'s birthday on January 15. The first official Martin Luther King Jr. Day was celebrated on January 20, 1986.

More: 2025 holiday scheduleSee full list of dates for Easter, Memorial Day, federal holidays, more MLK Day celebrates ... the day of King's birth (Jan. 15). According to the National Museum of African ...

The Gaston Clergy and Citizens Coalition established the Dr. Martin Luther King Unity Awards in 2004 with the intention of promoting, "a culture ... into a new monument this year as the final name is ...

according to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture. The Washington Monument can be seen in the background as U.S. civil rights leader Martin Luther King waves to ...