The U.S. began observing Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday as a national holiday 40 years ago. Here & Now's Indira Lakshmanan speaks with John Conyers III, the son of the congressman who was integral ...

January 19, 2026 – Martin Luther King Jr. Day. King’s actual birthday was on January 15. April 8, 1968 – Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduces legislation for a federal holiday to commemorate King, just ...

Communities across the country will soon honor the life and legacy of an American civil rights icon. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will be observed on Monday. Like the civil rights movement itself, the ...

On the third Monday of January each year, the United States pauses to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honouring the civil rights icon. It was in 1963 that Dr. King delivered his ...

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Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's legacy has evolved and remained relevant today. John Conyers III on the legacy of MLK Jr. Day The U.S. began observing Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday as a national ...