Martin Luther King Jr. Day events include story times, speakers and fundraising events in Milwaukee and its suburbs.

Here’s what to know about Martin Luther King Jr., why we celebrate his impact each year and when MLK Day is in 2025.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day — or MLK Day — is celebrated annually on the third Monday of January. MLK Day became a federal holiday in 1994, but has been observed by Americans since January 1986, when it was first officially celebrated, per the Observance Calendar from the Department of Defense Education Activity site.

The observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Tuscaloosa will feature a Unity Day March. Here's what you need to know for Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration in Tuscaloosa:

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Celebrations marking what would have been the civil rights icon’s 96th birthday are planned throughout the region.

The peaceful figurehead of the Civil Rights movement in the early 1960s, Dr Martin Luther King had inspired hundreds of thousands to demand equal rights for African Americans. But by 1968, the once uniting leader seemed to be losing popularity,

The MLK Dream Committee will have a commemorative service Sunday, January 19, 2:30 p.m. at Wilson Chapel Missionary Baptist Church located at 1870 Wilson Chapel Road.