Jan 29, 2025 · The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal workplace.

Jan. 18 commemorates the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. It’s a national holiday in the United States that serves as a time for reflection and community engagement to honor his social activism. While King’s legacy is felt throughout the world, only a few other countries honor and celebrate his legacy.

Mar 19, 2015 · One day, he took us to the Great Wall of China, an architectural marvel 6,000 miles long. On top of the wall, I asked our guide where he learned English. He replied, “In the university.” (He had not attended the university where our daughter was teaching.)

On a late summer day in 1963, Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., stood on the National Mall before hundreds of thousands of demonstrators who had gathered to march for freedom, justice, and equality.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed in the Japanese city of Hiroshima. In January 2005, Mayor Tadatoshi Akiba held a special banquet at the mayor's office as an act of unifying his city's call for peace with King's message of human rights.

Jan 18, 2025 · In 1983, about 20 years after King's "I Have a Dream" speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan...

From Mao Zedong to Martin Luther King Jr., China has a long and complex history of interaction with African American movements for equal rights.

Jan 15, 2025 · On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For some, the holiday is just that — time off from work or school.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just over the horizon, this year taking place on Monday 20 January. Here’s why the day is important – plus which countries

Jan 18, 2013 · Celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Are we at last one nation, with liberty and justice for all? Reflect on the life and legacy of Dr. King and the civil rights movement and assess their efforts to overcome racial discrimination and to promote racial equality and integration.