Alabama and Mississippi are the only states that combine King and Lee in the same holiday. In Alabama, it’s one of three ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alabama will pause its usual weekday routine on Monday to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, honoring the civil rights leader whose ...

While most of the U.S. observes Martin Luther King Jr. Day, two states also recognize Robert E. Lee with a combined state holiday. Is AL one of them?

ANNISTON, Ala. (WBRC) - Neighbors across east Alabama gathered on Monday, Jan. 19 to remember the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Gadsden and Anniston hosted Unity Breakfast events as a way to bring ...

Al Letson revisits a story about civil rights activist Bayard Rustin that he produced 16 years ago for Black History Month.

Montgomery is where Dr. King served as a pastor and helped plan many historic civil rights events. Trumpets and drums rang out at a parade on Dexter Avenue. Bands were joined by civic groups and ...

Don’t forget: Post offices are closed Monday and mail won’t run Feb. 15, 2026, 8:00 a.m. UPS and FedEX – UPS will have limited service, including Express Critical Shipping. FedEx will be open, though ...

DEARBORN, MI - A significant piece of American history has been moved from Alabama to Michigan where it will soon be put on permanent display. The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn announced the Dr.

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., left, talks with newsmen in a downtown hotel prior to a dinner at which 2,500 persons pay him tribute for his civil rights leadership in Cleveland on March 23, 1965. He ...