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A documentary covering Stevie Wonder’s work to make Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday a holiday is now in production.
The National Garden of American Heroes, an idea Trump first proposed in 2020, is supposed to open at an unnamed location in ...
President Trump said there should be fewer holidays because they are hurting the economy. Some Chronicle readers disagreed ...
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Celebrating Unity and Freedom: America’s 249th Birthday
As Americans across the nation prepare to celebrate the 249th anniversary of their independence on July 4, 2025, the Fourth ...
A new documentary from Stevie Wonder will explore his role in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.
Independence Day celebrations are usually filled with fireworks, parades and patriotic festivities. So, how did it begin?
Yolanda Renée King is the sole grandchild of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King—and is just as passionate. She ...
Photo by Savion Washington/Getty ImagesA documentary is in the works about the role Stevie Wonder played in helping to make ...
Time Studios and Stevie Wonder’s Eyes ‘n’ Sound are partnering to produce a feature doc chronicling the cultural, political, ...
A copy of the memo began circulating on social media Wednesday morning. The affected events, per the memo, which is dated Jan. 28, 2025, include: Martin Luther King, Jr. Birthday, Black History Month, ...
Savannah unveiled its first monument dedicated to the late civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday, King's 93rd birthday. Hundreds attended the dedication ceremony.
Beginning in 1986, Martin Luther King Day — the first federal holiday honoring an African American — would be observed on the third Monday in January. King's birthday is Jan. 15.