The idea to establish a national holiday for the civil rights icon arose as the nation ... legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and ...

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial is free to visit 24 hours a day, but National Park Service rangers are only available to answer questions from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily. It can be reached by ...

Also avoid Christmas and the long weekends over Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Presidents Day holidays. The weather, however, is a dream: Highs are in the low 80s with very little rain.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was a complex man and an incredible leader, and it is important and instructive to reflect on his ...

Many of the people who advise me to emulate King oppose diversity, equity and inclusion — the principles King championed and ...

"This is intentionally distasteful, dishonoring, deplorable, and disrespectful." Daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. calls ...

Here’s what’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025. Major U.S. retailers and grocers — such as Target, Walmart and Kroger — will be open on MLK Day. Wholesale retailers ...

Monday, Jan. 15, is Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and many local organizations will host events in honor of the late civil rights leader. 10 a.m. — Allentown Public Library MLK Kindness Activities ...

Across the Lehigh Valley, various organizations commemorated King on Martin Luther King Day, Monday. Community members in the City of Bethlehem on walked the wet terrain and sloshed through snow ...