Martin Luther King Day News

The Akron Branch of the NAACP will be celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Day by hosting a free training for the 2010 Census Pre-Testing Training on January 9th and 16th from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm at 948 Fredrick Blvd.

A major insurance company is working to keep Martin Luther King's legacy alive by encouraging Americans to volunteer.

The Martin Luther King holiday is still 3 weeks away but Ozark is already making plans to honor the civil rights leader.

PHILLIPS a ' A free community meal planned for Martin Luther King Day is the service project for which two local groups received a Maine Commission for Community Service award.

As part of the annual Martin Luther King Day of Service, the Crispus Attucks Association of York seeks nominations for the Now is the Time Awards.

The Afro-American Historical Society of Delaware and the national sorority of Phi Delta Kappa are inviting children to participate in an essay contest in honor of Martin Luther King Day.

Vallejo pulled together hundreds of volunteers this year on two separate community projects, and a county nonprofit is hoping to tap into that energy again next month.

The National Weather service has issued a winter storm watch for the Libertyville area.

See a free screening of "You Got to Move: Stories of Change in the South" in honor of Martin Luther King Day.

Just as the movie "Precious" is gaining momentum in both box office receipts and Oscar prospect discussions, Sapphire , the author of the novel that was the basis for the film, will be coming to Ann Arbor to deliver a free public lecture on Martin Luther King Day.

Two men behind a plan to encase one of Detroit's thousands of abandoned homes in ice say they plan to go forward with the project on the Martin Luther King Day holiday, Jan.

The Volunteer Services Department of Land-of-Sky Regional Council is collecting everyday essential items for ABCCM and Swannanoa Valley Christian Ministry until Jan.

Missouri formally recognizes only four public holidays. Martin Luther King Day and Columbus Day you're familiar with.

Acclaimed trumpeter Wynton Marsalis, arguably the world's most prominent jazz musician, is set to premiere a major new project -- composing a Blues Symphony for orchestra.

Last week, I detailed the ways in which Martin Luther King's message was distorted by the framing of his holiday, twisted into one of passive civic service.

The Indiana State Museum will close its galleries and public spaces on most Mondays beginning in January.

By now we all know -- or certainly everybody relying on the People Mover knows -- there was no bus service Friday, one of the major shopping days of the year.

Bailey Hanks, MTV reality star and Elle Woods replacement on Broadway will be teaching a one-day Legally Blonde workshop at the JCC in Roslyn, Long Island on January 18th, Martin Luther King Day.

In a move to reduce the village's $114,000 budget deficit, the board instituted a number of furlough days for its non-union personnel, including the Veteran's Day federal holiday, Nov.

Gilbert's Martin Luther King Jr. celebration has been shelved for next year. The January holiday has been commemorated with a breakfast or with an evening celebration such as the one held earlier this year, attended by students.