NAACP Detroit will host an MLK Day Celebration and Community Conversations on Moving Dr. King’s Dream Forward from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the Wayne County Community College District, Northwest Campus, 8200 W. Outer Drive. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. The event is free and open to the public.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday honoring the civil rights icon, falls on Monday, Jan. 20. Here's what to know.

Residents across Michigan are preparing to celebrate and honor Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 20. Several events celebrating the holiday and the civil rights leader’s legacy are scheduled throughout Michigan this month.