Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the same day as Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration
Since the holiday was officially designated in 1983, only one president was sworn in on Martin Luther King Jr. Day: former President Bill Clinton. For his second term, Clinton's Inauguration took place on Jan. 20, 1997.
With President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration falling on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, members of the Black community in Boston said the coincidence generates some complicated feelings for them.
January 20 marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday that honors ... And in 1979, on what would have been King’s 50th birthday, the bill came up in the House, but it failed by ...
The King Holiday Service Act was signed into law in 1994. It remains the only national designated day of service in the United States.
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.
Monday is both Inauguration Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Why it matters: The U.S. Postal Service, stock markets, banks and many schools are closed for the federal holiday, but not because it's the day President-elect Trump is sworn in as the 47th president.
Lafayette parish is preparing to commemorate the life of Martin Luther King Jr ... time Inauguration Day and MLK Day fell on the same date was in 1997 for President Bill Clinton’s second ...
From the editorial: "Both moments of importance and significance can be celebrated. Each can be given due and appropriate honor."
Some businesses, including schools, will be closed on Inauguration Day, but it's not because its the day the President-elect is sworn in.
How you can make it a day on, not a day off this MLK Day. Bucks County churches and nonprofits are holding events to honor King legacy and dreams.