In 1983, President Ronald Reagan declared the third Monday of January each year Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a federal ...

Dr. King's dream for bipartisanship and collaboration is as urgent as ever in the new Trump era, writes John Hope Bryant ...

The convergence of MLK Day and Inauguration Day invites reflection on shared ideals and how we can embody them in our own ...

As we celebrate Martin Luther King Day, let's reflect on how each of us can live our lives with a spirit of peace and unity.

But in revoking President Lyndon Johnson’s 1965 Executive Order 11246 that launched our decades-long imposition of de facto racial quotas under the euphemism “affirmative action,” Trump has gone ...

Martin Luther ... King was recognized with a day and even longer for all of the United States to recognize it, according to Smithsonian.com. On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day will coincide with the presidential ... the holiday will also coincide with Inauguration Day. Former President Ronald Reagan first made the day a federal holiday in ...

In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a law, designating the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in honor of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging Americans to ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was established as a federal holiday in 1983 under President Ronald Reagan to commemorate King’s achievements during the Civil Rights Movement. It is also the first ...