"Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of service always inspires ... Last week, the Office of Barack and Michelle Obama confirmed that the former President would attend the ceremony ...

In the nearly 40 years that the United States has celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the national holiday has never coincided with the inauguration of a non-incumbent president. That changes ...

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated ... having only happened two other times: Barack Obama’s inauguration in 2013 and Bill Clinton’s in 1997.

Barack Obama can also be counted as having a half-Martin Luther King Jr. Day Inauguration. For his second term Inauguration, Jan. 20 was on a Sunday, so there was a private ceremony held on Sunday ...

Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. Day 2025 marks the holiday’s 40th observance. The theme, “Mission Possible: Protecting Freedom, Justice, and Democracy in the Spirit of Nonviolence 365,” is ...

The coincidence that Martin Luther King Jr ... and the second was during Barack Obama’s in 2013. Obama also took his oath of office using a Bible that had belonged to King himself.

As the holiday honoring slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. arrives ... Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama each were sworn in for their second terms on the holiday.

Join CU Boulder for a free event open to students, staff, faculty and local community members to commemorate one of the country’s most influential civil rights leaders: the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King ...