John Conyers. Another round of resolutions spearheaded ... of the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA). His son, Dr. Julius Garvey, remains optimistic that President Biden will include ...
Bill Clinton and Barack Obama previously took presidential oaths of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, in both ...
It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a ...
Jan. 20 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the United States. Here's what's open and closed during the national holiday.
Dr. Julius Garvey pushes for his father Marcus Garvey, who died in 1940, to receive a posthumous presidential pardon.
Marcus Garvey is viewed by many as a civil rights icon who was ostracized by his own government. Advocates are again pressing ...
It took a long political effort to make the King Holiday commemoration a federal law. ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, ...
As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day ...