Securing the King holiday began after Dr. King’s assassination in 1968 at the Lorraine Motel, which is now the National Civil ...

MLK Day is on Jan. 19 in 2026. As a federal holiday, all banks, courts and most non-essential services will be closed.

Here are some of the steps that led to the creation of the federal Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, as well as some of the ...

Guest columnist and University of Iowa grad, Elizabeth Kuster, reflects on Dexter King's underappreciated musical ode.

Forty-five years after Stevie Wonder helped to galvanize support for the holiday, historians warn that King’s legacy is being undone.

Martin Luther King Jr. was a giant in the Civil Rights Movement, demonstrating and teaching people here and abroad the ...