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Nation Marks MLK Day With Parades, Service, and Political Calls to Action

Many gatherings served as forums for pointed criticism of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement plus DEI rollbacks.

On MLK Day, The View Skewers Trump’s 'Reverse Discrimination' Claim as EEOC Message Fuels Clash

MLK Day 2026: Closures, Retail Hours, and a National Parks Access Change

Mississippi Synagogue Arson Suspect Faces Federal Charge as State Hate-Crime Case Advances

Claudette Colvin, Pioneering Catalyst of Bus Desegregation, Dies at 86

Claudette Colvin, Civil Rights Pioneer Who Refused a Bus Seat at 15, Dies at 86

Jackson Synagogue Arson Suspect Charged After Confessing He Targeted Its ‘Jewish Ties’

MLK Day 2026 Is Jan. 19: Closures, Deliveries and Policy Changes to Know

Spanberger Names Sesha Joi Moon Virginia Chief Diversity Officer as Past Remarks Face Scrutiny

Rockwell Granddaughter Condemns DHS for Using Norman Rockwell Art in Enforcement Posts

First Circuit Says Nashua’s Flag Decisions Violated First Amendment

Betty Reid Soskin, Trailblazing National Park Service Ranger Who Reframed WWII Home‑Front History, Dies at 104

Orlando Unveils 'Senator Geraldine F. Thompson Way' in Downtown Ceremony

San Francisco Establishes Black Reparations Fund Framework Without Initial City Funding

U.S. Capitol Unveils Barbara Rose Johns Statue, Replacing Robert E. Lee

CAIR Lists Sen. Tommy Tuberville as Anti-Muslim Extremist After Hoover School Dispute

Treasury Overrides Advisory Picks for Semiquincentennial Coins, Puts Forth Trump Dollar

Doug Jones Kicks Off Alabama Governor Campaign, Presses Lottery and Medicaid Expansion

U.S. Mint Unveils 2026 Coin Designs, Replacing Panel-Backed Civil Rights Themes With Founding-Era Imagery

Interior Orders National Park Gift Shops to Remove DEI Merchandise by Dec. 19