Like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Presidents’ Day is among the dozen federal holidays per year. Banks, libraries and post offices are closed, and school is not in session on Feb. 17, 2025.

In the early months of 1967, Martin Luther King, Jr. did something he rarely allowed himself to do -- he stepped away. He ...

Presidents Day is a federal holiday celebrated each year in mid-February to honor past U.S. presidents. Locally, it's part of the next big break week - known as Presidents Day break week in some ...

Some might have found it unlucky, maybe even a bit intimidating. But Morgan Beronius saw an opportunity. And she and her partner Gavin Molina turned that opportunity – created when they drew ...

Veterans Day honors military service. The Fourth of July acknowledges the country’s independence. But Presidents Day is something of a mystery. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not a catch-all holiday ...

Poet, playwright, novelist, and social activist Langston Hughes and civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. shared a ...

At the Poughkeepsie City School District's Board of Education meeting, a public survey indicated the public leaned toward renaming three school buildings after civil rights icons.

The album dropped the same time that she played Mahalia Jackson in the film Selma, a film based on the voting rights marches in Alabama led by Martin Luther King Jr. and James ... to commemorate the ...

Goodwin House Alexandria hosted a panel on Jan. 30, honoring the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. through the ...

February is Black History Month, an appropriate time for celebrating the struggles, triumphs and contributions of this nation’s African American citizens. Born in February were President Abraham ...

BSU launches Black History Month with events honoring African American contributions. Celebrations include a kickoff, a Black ...