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

Monday, January 20, commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with ...

This year, the inauguration falls on the same day ... Museum of African American History and Culture. Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., introduced legislation to create a federal holiday ...

In 2025, the holiday falls on January 20, the same day typically set aside for Inauguration Day every four years ... U.S. Representative John Conyers Jr. of Michigan first proposed a bill on April 8, ...

As I reflect back on the life of Dr. King, I am reminded of a man who was unawed by opinion, unseduced by flattery, ...