The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr ... a day off.” In 1994, President Bill Clinton signed into law Congressman John Lewis and Sen. Harris Wofford’s legislation making it a National Day of Service.

In 1994, Congress designated the holiday as a national day of service, marking the third Monday in January each year as Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service—a “Day On, Not a Day Off.” ...

The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service will be held at Atlanta's Historic Ebenezer Baptist Church, with the theme "Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in ...

It's an easy decision, for me. Martin Luther King Jr. Day honors service, not self-gratification. For those who may simply see the day as government-granted time off for a long weekend ...

On Monday, Jan. 20, residents in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia will celebrate civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day ...

In preparation for Athens' 23rd annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, the Athens Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service Steering Committee invites local organizations to apply to be service ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day looks a little different at Vail Mountain School. Rather than taking the day off, like most schools and many workplaces across the country, the school holds a day “on” of ...

Carla Clark | For The Republic Volunteer Varun Patibandla unloads food donated by Cummins at the United Way during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Columbus, Ind., Monday, January 20 ...

Community Action Partnership of Orange County’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service began more than 20 years ago, when Mark Lowry, director of the OC Food Bank, realized many young people were ...