Washington's birthday, better known as Presidents Day, is the only federal holiday in February and the third such holiday of ...

In 1980, Wonder recorded the tribute “Happy Birthday”, specifically calling for a national holiday around King’s birthday in ...

Due to an executive order from the president, Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Juneteenth will look a little different this ...

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was born on5, 1929. He was an activist, a visionary–but not all visionaries have their own ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is this Monday, Jan. 19. How did it become a federal holiday and who gets the day off? Here's what ...

Next week some will celebrate the Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday. I continue to see resistance within the broader national community to fully celebrating Dr. King. Recently, there has even been a ...

Forty-five years after Stevie Wonder helped to galvanize support for the holiday, historians warn that King’s legacy is being undone.

Here's what’s open and closed at Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the holiday's significance, and the full list of federal holidays for 2026.

Martin Luther King Jr. was born on Jan. 15, but Americans will have to wait a little longer for the annual day honoring the ...

Discover the surprising origin of Stevie Wonder's 'Happy Birthday' and its role in the campaign to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a national ...

Stevie Wonder's soulful melodies and commitment to social justice played a pivotal role in the creation of Martin Luther King ...

On 15 January 1981, music legends Diana Ross and Gladys Knight, along with the 'godfather of rap', Gil Scott-Heron, joined ...