Detroiters like Stevie Wonder and John Conyers were instrumental in making Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday a federal ...

Wonder released his “Hotter Than July” album in September of 1980 featuring the song “Happy Birthday,” a call ... But other popular acts joined Stevie on stage in certain cities, including ...

Jennifer Lopez has paid a heartfelt birthday tribute to her manager, Benny Medina, amid Kevin Costner romance rumours.The ...

Few artists are revered in every genre and corner of the music world as Stevie Wonder ... and passion for social justice (his 1980 song "Happy Birthday" helped make Martin Luther King, Jr ...

Texas officially recognized MLK Day in 1991. Today, it remains the only federal holiday designated as a national day of ...

King would testify before Congress multiple times. She and singer Stevie Wonder, who released his song “Happy Birthday” in support of enacting the holiday, delivered a petition in favor of ...

We’re a day from the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday, the commemoration of the birth of the famed civil rights leader, who ...

It’s January, the coldest month in Atlanta. Despite the chill, the streets of the Sweet Auburn Historic District come alive ...

While it is now a time-honored tradition, the establishment of Martin Luther King Jr. Day had a prolonged, difficult path to ...