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 events include story times, speakers and fundraising events in Milwaukee and its suburbs.

At the West Branch, they will be doing stories and crafts about “peace, diversity, inclusion and equality,” the library says. This will take place from 4-5 p.m. on Jan. 15 and is available for first through fourth grade.

Baldwin County’s 38th annual celebration and march for Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day will take place in Foley and Bay Minette, respectively. According to a news release from the Baldwin County Martin Luther King Jr.

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:

MURRAY, Ky. (KFVS) - Murray State University has announced the date of its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day of Service. According to MSU, the Office of Student Enrichment, Academic Excellence & Leadership will be hosting the annual MLK Day of Service on Monday, January 20 at the Curris Center Large Ballroom located on Chestnut Street.

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,