Stacker collected images of Juneteenth celebrations over the years that showcase how the holiday has changed, from 1970 to ...

Supporters, meanwhile, were still calling for federal holiday status. In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third ...

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

On the third Monday of January — close to King's Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr.

my thoughts turned to what Rev., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. might think of today’s racial climate at the dawn of yet another King Holiday observance 32 years in the making. Often lost in the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day wasn't recognized as an official holiday until 2000 ... which this year will feature former Boston Police Department Commissioner WIlliam Gross as the event's keynote ...

Denver's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday events are under way and are expected to draw tens of thousands in Denver. The MLK Marade, a march and parade, taking place Monday January 20th is the ...

A Denver pastor who helped Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. organize the 1963 March ... Pastor of The Arc International Worship Center, Timothy Boston, said Peters's "voice rang out for justice, his ...