Events honoring Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy and advocating for his vision of a just, nonviolent society will occur the same day as Donald Trump's second presidential inauguration.

Deputy national security adviser Jon Finer; Sen. Alex Padilla, D-Calif. Steve Bannon, former strategist for President-elect Donald Trump; Jonathan Dekel-Chen and Gillian Kaye, parents of Israeli American held hostage by Hamas.

President-elect Trump is officially returning to Washington, set to be inaugurated on Monday for his second term in the White House as the Republican Party trifecta takes form. Congress is set to kickstart a likely busy spring legislative session in order to pass the commander-in-chief’s agenda.

— WINNER: The U.S. Secret Service. Yes, a presidential inauguration is probably the most intricately planned, thoroughly secured mass public event in American life. But after two assassination attempts on Trump last year, the beleaguered protective service has gotta be glad Trump will be spending the day in more easily defensible space.

Perhaps it’s appropriate to start 2025, the Year of the Snake, with inaugurating Donald Trump as president again. I officially started work on this piece on January 6, 2025, so… yeah… it seems to have gone exactly as I predicted. Damn… I was just being dour so y’all would vote the right way. Really misread the room, huh?

"Realize the Dream is about honoring my father's legacy by fulfilling his vision of a just, equal, and compassionate society," said Martin Luther King III. "Through this initiative, we have the ...

Wednesday, January 15, 2025, marks what would have been Dr. King’s 96th birthday. Martin Luther King III and his wife Arndrea are activists who continue to keep Dr. King’s legacy alive through ...