In the early months of 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. did something he rarely allowed himself to do -- he stepped away. He ...

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The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days ...

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Hundreds of people gathered Monday for the 40th annual Martin Luther King ... James Jr. said. “‘We have to encourage young people to get involved.” Former state Sen. Margaret Carter, the ...

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Former Oregon lawmaker Margaret Carter speaks Monday at the Hyatt Regency in Northeast Portland, Jan. 20, 2024, for Monday's World Arts Foundation Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. event. Erik Neumann ...

On Jan. 26, 2005, the Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon thought he was quoting Martin Luther King Jr.: “You declare ... to defend itself in the 1967 Six Day War. He was also right to criticize ...

The Rev. Al Sharpton and other Black leaders led a standing-room-only congregation in a passionate and political Martin Luther King Jr. Day as Trump was being ... and their spouses at former President ...

The announcement did not give a reason for Obama’s absence. It comes after she missed Jimmy Carter’s state funeral—where she would have been seated next to Trump. CNN reported at the time that Obama ...

institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day. For some, the holiday is just that — time off from work or school. But, King's family and others carrying on his legacy ...