New York State will commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy with a statewide broadcast event titled "We Press On:" ...

NEW YORK — Organizations across the New York City marked Martin Luther King Jr. Day with special events honoring the civil rights leader's legacy. This year, the federal holiday also falls on ...

NEW YORK (WABC) -- Communities across the nation celebrated the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday. Many participated in a day of service by volunteering and helping ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a national holiday to celebrate the life and legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., a pioneer in the fight for equal rights for Black Americans.

1968 at just 39 years old Bettmann Archive/Getty To many of us, Martin Luther King ... in Queens, New York. Tom Gallagher/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Moments before, King was pictured ...

Her work has previously appeared in Good Housekeeping, Woman's Day, Prevention, The New York Times, and others. Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Martin Luther King Jr. didn’t originally set ...

Before meeting with students, King criticized the recent federal efforts to end diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives ...

The Pentagon joined the scramble by federal agencies trying to conform to President Trump’s war on diversity programs.

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown ... However, ATMs and digital banking features will still be accessible. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq close for MLK ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day will mark the third closure of the year after closures for New Year's Day on Jan. 1 and for the National Day of Mourning after Jimmy Carter's death, which was marked on ...

Erin joined Newsweek in 2024 from the New York Post and had previously ... will also be closed. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee.