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Martin Luther King Jr

Philadelphia family preserves legacy of detective who protected MLK

  • Feb 11
Jeffrey Collins

Black advocacy groups vow 'day of resistance' on MLK holiday

  • Jan 19

Philly's 2026 MLK Day of Service focusing on 'Equity in Education'

  • Jan 19

Community members get inspired through art at AAMP

  • Jan 18

National Park Service drops free admission on MLK Day, Juneteenth

  • Dec 7, 2025

MLK's daughter says release Epstein files

  • Jul 22, 2025

Trump admin releases MLK's assassination records

  • Jul 22, 2025

MLK bench to be displayed at Museum of the American Revolution

  • Feb 19, 2025

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Philly's 2026 MLK Day of Service focusing on 'Equity in Education'

  • Jan 19
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MLK bench to be displayed at Museum of the American Revolution

  • Feb 19, 2025
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Trump orders declassification of JFK, RFK and MLK Jr. records

  • Jan 24, 2025
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NatGeo's 'Genius: MLK/X' cast host screening at The Paley Center

  • Feb 2, 2024
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Philadelphia-born activist recalls the fight for justice alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Jan 15, 2024
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Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker announces big plans for upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. Day

  • Jan 4, 2024
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Good Samaritans save MLK's home from burning to the ground: Officials

  • Dec 8, 2023
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A Day with Doctor King: How the McAllister Family Found themselves in History

  • Dec 12, 2023

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President Trump signs order to declassify JFK, MLK and RFK assassination files

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order aiming to declassify remaining federal records relating to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.

  • Jan 24, 2025

Largest King Day of Service celebrates 30 years in Philadelphia

This is the 30th year that Global Citizen has organized the event, which was attended by a number of Philadelphia city dignitaries.

  • Jan 20, 2025
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What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025?

This year, the holiday falls on Monday, Jan. 20. It's a federal holiday, which means government agencies, banks and many corporate offices will closed for the day.

  • Jan 17, 2025
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National Geographic's 'Genius: MLK/X' focuses on the early years of the Civil Rights icons

In honor of Black History Month, comes the first two episodes of a new limited series about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X.

  • Feb 2, 2024

National Geographic series 'Genius: MLK/X' premieres at the Smithsonian

The premiere for National Geographic's 'Genius: MLK/X' was held Thursday night at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C.

  • Feb 1, 2024