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

On the third Monday of January — close to King's Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize

Texas officially recognized MLK Day in 1991. Today, it remains the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service.

With the date of presidential inaugurations and Martin Luther King Jr. Day both set by law, the two have - and will - keep overlapping.

MLK Day is a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King ... Dr. King's birthday was finally made a federal holiday in 1983, but it wasn't until 2000 that all 50 states fully recognized it. In 1968, Michigan Rep. John Conyers introduced the first ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a federal holiday honoring the life and legacy ... push to honor his contributions to civil rights and social justice. Representative John Conyers, a Michigan Democrat, introduced legislation for a federal holiday shortly ...

Monday commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with Trump’s inauguration, though the majority of business closures will be for MLK Day.

On Nov. 2, 1983, then President Ronald Reagan signed the bill named the “King Holiday Bill” that forevermore set the third Monday in January as a federal holiday in order to remember and observe the civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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 1983 ...

Reflecting on Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision, the article highlights the importance of collective effort to protect and advance human rights and dignity.

America must take a look at the ongoing racial violence and the monuments we build in service or resistance to it.

Four days after Dr. King is assassinated, Congressman John Conyers (D-MI) introduces first legislation providing for a Martin Luther King Jr. Federal Holiday. June 26, 1968 — The Martin Luther King Jr.