Joseph Martin Bender of Lakewood, NY left this world on January 13, 2025 after courageously battling cancer for the past several years. Joe was born on August 20, 1944 in White Plains, NY. Three years ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day set aside to honor and remember the life and legacy of the civil rights activist. Events are planned for the days ...

In the United States, the third Monday of January is known as Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – a day to honor the life and legacy of Dr. King. (Dr. King was born on January 15th, 1929.) This federal ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. waved to supporters during the March on Washington on Aug. 28, 1963. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day fall on the same Monday this year. In addition to holiday closures, there will be additional schedule changes to services across the D.C. area.

+ Major support for Amanpour and Company is provided by Jim Attwood and Leslie Williams, Candace King Weir, the Sylvia A. and Simon B. Poyta Programming Endowment to Fight Antisemitism, the Leila ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday is on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. (File photo by Terry Pierson, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) Government offices — Los Angeles city and county, national and state ...

On Monday, the U.S. will celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a holiday that honors the late civil rights hero who risked his life fighting for the rights of Black Americans. The holiday falls on ...

New York state Sen. James Skoufis (D) ended his bid for Democratic National Committee (DNC) chair and backed Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party Chair Ken Martin for the post on Thursday.

Throughout his life, Martin Luther King Jr. championed civil and human rights across the country, including here in D.C. where he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. This year ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, commemorated each year on the third Monday in January, will be observed this year on Monday, Jan. 20. It's designated as a "national day of service to encourage all ...

Fifty-seven years after Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, the nation remembers him as a hero who fought relentlessly against racial segregation policies and discrimination. Today ...