Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...

Monday, January 20, commemorates the birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, the holiday coincides with ...

This year, the inauguration falls on the same day ... to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich., introduced legislation to ...

This year, Martin Luther King Jr. Day falls on Monday, Jan. 20, along with the inauguration of president ... Just four days after King's death, Rep. John Conyers, D-Mi., introduced legislation ...

A makeshift grandstand is erected next to the Capitol and hundreds of thousands people line the National Mall.