It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel. It took 15 years until it became a federal holiday.

The convergence of MLK Day and Inauguration Day invites reflection on shared ideals and how we can embody them in our own lives,” write three members of the Utah Martin Luther King Jr Human Rights Commission in an op-ed.

Celebrating these opposed historical figures on the same day is wildly ironic. So, I wonder if Dr. King’s soul slept easy last night?

Martin Luther ... King was recognized with a day and even longer for all of the United States to recognize it, according to Smithsonian.com. On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed ...

DEAR READERS: Wishing you all a very happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day ... sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory?” -- Ronald Reagan, Jan. 20, 1981. “There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will coincide with the presidential ... the holiday will also coincide with Inauguration Day. Former President Ronald Reagan first made the day a federal holiday in ...

Every year we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. in January. Here's everything you need to know about the holiday.

legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it. But Reagan's signing did not lead other Republicans to follow.

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.

Austin police are searching for two men in connection with an aggravated robbery. It happened on Dec. 28, 2024, at the Shoppers Mart on Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard. Police are asking anyone with information to call the robbery division or Capital Area Crime Stoppers.

The rescheduled MLK festival is happening Saturday. The event runs from 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Huston-Tillotson University. Organizers are asking attendees to bring a donation for the Central Texas Food Bank.

What experts on John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King Jr and Bobby Kennedy assassinations hope to learn from files expected to be declassified