Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...

On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed the bill named the “King Holiday Bill” that forevermore set the third ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is just as much a Detroit holiday as it is a federal one. Created after overwhelming approval in Congress and being signed into a law by President Ronald Reagan in ...

Congressman Kweisi Mfume reflects on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the importance of service. Learn more about ...

Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that ...

Michigan Democratic U.S. Reps. John Dingell of Dearborn and John Conyers Jr. of Detroit both had longer careers in the House at 60 and 52 years, respectively. Stabenow, at 24 years in the Senate, ...

As I reflect back on the life of Dr. King, I am reminded of a man who was unawed by opinion, unseduced by flattery, ...