First through 12th graders are scheduled to head back to school on Monday, Aug. 11. Kindergarteners will go back to school on Thursday, Aug. 14, and those in pre-K will start school on Monday, Aug. 18 ...

A new documentary from Stevie Wonder will explore his role in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.

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Senators discuss Juneteenth's significance and the ongoing struggle for racial justice in America. They emphasize the importance of persistence and grassroots organizing.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day and Inauguration Day both fall on Jan. 20. Here's what's open and closed on the federal holiday.

ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, equality and the Beloved Community that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his life ...

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

Every year on MLK Day, the federal government closes and citizens across the U.S. take part in a day of service. Here’s everything to know about MLK Day, including how it became a federal holiday.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is coming up -- and it happens to coincide with President-elect Donald Trump's Inauguration Day. What's opened and what's closed? Is MLK Day a national holiday?

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