Martin Luther King Day celebrations will take place in Houston this week, leading up to the national holiday on Monday

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Several Houston events are lined up to mark the day and celebrate the civil rights leader. The downtown Houston 2025 Annual MLK Parade starts at 10 a.

Houston has doubled its celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy with two parades on the same day and at the same time. Again on Monday, Houstonians will have multiple ways to celebrate King's contributions with the 31st MLK Grande Parade set for 10 a.

Even with temperatures in the 20s at sunrise and a winter storm warning in effect for Houston, Wendell Manigault was determined to attend celebrations in honor of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr .— as he said he has done regularly ever since the civil rights icon was assassinated in 1968.

There are several ways to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in the Houston-area throughout the holiday weekend, including community service, brunches, parades and musical tributes. See what is happening in your neighborhood.

The family of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is reacting to an executive order issued on Thursday to declassify documents associated with his assassination.

Jan. 20 marks Martin Luther King Day, a federal holiday, which just so happens to coincide with Inauguration Day this year, both listed as federal holidays.

What would Dr. King tell us about our responsibility as citizens and leaders in America today?” was the question posed to grade-school students at the 29th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Oratory Competition this past Friday.

Montoia Murray, a fifth-grader at Blackshear Elementary, was among 10 HISD students who celebrated the legacy of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. by competing in the event.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is next week. Here's info about schools being open, banks being closed, mail, trash pickup, and what's open and closed.

MLK Jr. Day is a federal holiday, so most government offices across the nation are closed and the Postal Service won't be delivering mail.

Two federal holidays are observed on Monday. Here's how banks, the DMV, government offices and stores will be impacted.