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King Jr. asked that day in 1968. “It has failed to hear that the ... We did not think that [Martin Luther King, Jr.] would be coming to Ohio Northern University. A graduate of Boston University, a man ...

This year's MLK Day also falls on Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump, marking only the second time in 28 years that these federal observances align. The last time the two dates ...

Martin Luther King Jr. leads the Walk to Freedom through downtown Detroit on June 23, 1963. MLK Day will be observed on Jan. 20. Bettmann Archive The first holiday of the year was just a couple of ...

The keynote speaker for the 39th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service was Danee’ Pinckney, the 2025 Ohio Teacher of the Year. (Larissa Beriswill – The Morning Journal) The keynote ...

In collaboration with over 20 nonprofit community partners, approximately 600 students gathered at the Ohio Union Monday to participate in community service in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. P ...

Carla Clark | For The Republic Volunteer Varun Patibandla unloads food donated by Cummins at the United Way during the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service, Columbus, Ind., Monday, January 20 ...

The road to Martin Luther King Jr. Day becoming a federal holiday in the ... like when he accused Haitian immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, of “eating the pets of the people that live there ...

“I’d like somebody to mention that day that Martin Luther King, Jr., tried to give his life serving others." King was shot at 6:05 p.m. on April 4, 1968, on the second-floor balcony of the ...