In a rare happening, the King holiday falls on the same day as the presidential inauguration. Activists vow to continue the fight for civil rights.

But this year, America faces a profound and painful contradiction: As we mark the MLK holiday, a white supremacist will retake the highest office in the land, poised to inflict more hurt and harm on the vibrant yet vulnerable communities I was elected to represent.

Trump signed an executive order on Thursday to declassify files related to the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements and political changes.

The dual celebrations of a second Trump inauguration and the civil rights leader’s birth raise profound questions about Black leadership and progress toward the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s dream.

Before you settle into your federally mandated day of action (or day of chillin,’ if that’s your groove), allow me to bestow upon you an inconvenient truth: The Martin Luther King Jr. national holiday is one of the worst things that happened to the man’s legacy.

Hours after vowing to realise the dreams of Black American civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr, President Donald Trump pardoned leaders of White supremacist groups Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, including Enrique Tarrio,

The Defence Intelligence Agency halts observances for Martin Luther King Jr. Day and other events due to a ban on diversity programs.

The DIA said it would end “special observations” for 11 holidays and heritage months as federal agencies work to implement executive orders targeting DEI initiatives.

Kournikova, who stays mostly out of the spotlight, has been with singer Enrique Iglesias since 2001. Phyllis Fong, a 22-year veteran of the Agriculture Department, had told colleagues that she intended to stay after the White House fired her Friday.

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