Martin Luther King Jr. Day NAACP

Organizers cancel annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday Mar.

NAACP Lancaster postpones Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration due to winter storm

The Lancaster branch of the NAACP is postponing their 45th annual Martin Luther King Jr. commemoration service, celebration, and health fair. The postponement is due to impending winter weather. The service was original scheduled for Sunday.

Arizona Republic on MSN · 22h

39th Martin Luther King Jr. celebration highlights hope amid transition to new administration

During the 39th annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration city leaders and organizers express messages of hope as President-elect Donald Trump takes office

Duluth News Tribune · 1h

Organizers cancel annual Martin Luther King Jr. holiday march

Conditions for Monday's holiday are expected to be no warmer than minus-8 degrees with potential wind chills as low as minus-45.

MLK Day, Trump and United States presidential inauguration

USA Today · 14h

Inauguration Day and MLK Day fall on same day in 2025. Here's the last time that happened

Between Martin Luther King Jr. Day being a relatively new holiday ( it was made a federal holiday in 1983) and inaugurations only happening every four years, the two events have only lined up once before.

The Baltimore Sun · 4h

Black Marylanders celebrate MLK Day in the shadow of Trump’s inauguration

The two events are coinciding for just the third time since 1986, when the civil rights leader’s birthday was first honored as a national holiday.

NPR · 1d

Trump's inauguration falls on MLK Day. That overlap is pretty rare

Trump is only the third president to be sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Due to the particulars of the calendar and the Constitution, the two events won't overlap again until 2053.

Massachusetts cities and towns plan public events to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

From breakfasts, to food drives, to service projects, Massachusetts communities this weekend will celebrate Martin Luther ...

City & State New York2h

Al Sharpton still wanted Eric Adams to come to his MLK event, the day after Trump meeting

If he did something to you, I can baptize you again,” the civil rights leader said to laughs. “I might have to put you down ...

The Mount Airy News8h

City OK with MLK

Martin Luther King Jr. Day has been a federal holiday for nearly 40 years, and just for good measure it got a local stamp of approval from Mount Airy officials.

Opinion

Daily Independent10hOpinion

In Our View: Remember, understand teachings of King

As we mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day today, it’s important to reflect on why he is being honored and what that means to America.

Florida Politics12h

Takeaways from Tallahassee — MLK Day in the capital city

In Tallahassee, which has a big chapter in the Civil Rights Movement (Google “Tallahassee Bus Boycotts” to learn more), the ...

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Hundreds march in DeKalb County’s MLK Day parade

Wet weather didn’t deter hundreds of parade participants on Saturday morning in Stonecrest. Crowds lined up to march during ...

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‘Continuing the legacy’: 20th annual Freedom Week kicks off in Myrtle Beach

Monday is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, but events will be going on in the Grand Strand all weekend long. On Friday night, dozens gathered to kick off the upcoming celebration ...

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