Community members gathered at St Matthew’s St Joseph’s Episcopal Church in Detroit to reflect on the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Many offices and schools were closed on Monday in recognition of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

Eastern Michigan University is spending the entire week honoring Martin Luther King, Jr.

Those looking to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day by participating in community events have a few to choose from in Tree Town.

If you’re looking to serve in your community this MLK Day, here are some events happening around Metro Detroit.

The Henry Ford Museum will host events and exhibits on Martin Luther King Day.

The Walk to Freedom ended at the TCF Center -- then named Cobo Arena -- where Dr. King delivered a powerful speech. It was a precursor to his iconic “I Have A Dream” speech two months later in Washington.

Municipal offices in the city of Ann Arbor will be closed on Monday, Jan. 16, to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Community members are invited to EMU's four-day long celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and legacy.

WCC's MLK Day Celebration will feature speakers, awards and musical performances.

Annual tributes to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took a controversial turn in the Port Huron Area School District this week.

People gathered in Detroit for a day of service to honor Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy.

The annual freedom walk in Westland this morning, likely no real difference from the many events to commemorate the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The June 1963 march in Detroit was, at the time, the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history, with 125,000 marching down Woodward Avenue.

In this special video presentation from New Detroit, a group of local voices discuss the way forward on race relations, and share some of their experiences with racism.

It is a cold and mostly cloudy start to the week, as we awake to temperatures in the mid-teens to low 20s.

The Big Ten announced revisions to the 2022 football schedule on Wednesday (Jan. 12) for all 14 teams in the conference, including two noticeable changes for the Michigan Wolverines.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Although it had to find a new location other than the Fox Theatre, Triumph Church found a way to make sure all people could still honor the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this year. “What we’re doing today (Monday) is reminding the people that we have a responsibility to keep the dream alive,” said the Rev. Solomon Kinloch Jr., pastor of Triumph Church. Aside from just a word about the messages and principals of Martin Luther King Jr., there was also a food giveaway for families in need. “Triumph Church is not just a church that believes in worship.

“I’m inspired when I see the number of young Blacks and Whites who are part of the Black Lives Matter movement,” Rev. DeLashea Strawder, director of Detroit’s Mosaic Youth Theater, believes there has been progress. “There’s nothing wrong with that -- nothing wrong with good, strong, healthy debate.”“Of course, we’re not going to always agree, and that’s OK,” Strawder said. “My dream would be for everybody to be just equal,” said Makiah Quinn, a Mosaic Youth Theater member. “I don’t think that’s too much to ask.”Anthony had much more to say.

Source Booksellers in the Midtown district of Detroit is here to help you celebrate MLK Day with book suggestions for the young and old. Jason Carr got the chance to chat with the store’s owner, Janet Jones, and her daughter Alyson Jones-Turner about their reading recommendations. The first book they recommended to anyone looking to celebrate MLK Day was Strength To Love, a collection of his writings. They also got the chance to talk about the store’s virtual storytelling program, where young readers can tune in online to have stories read to them. To celebrate the holiday today, the group read Malcolm Mitchell’s book, My Favorite Book In The Whole Wide World.

A special edition of “The Best Advice Show” brings us advice directly from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. -- seriously. “I didn’t learn this until the other day, but Martin Luther King Jr. Was an advice columnist for Ebony magazine. I hope that today you’re thinking about King or reading about him, maybe listening to his speeches. But right now I want to share some advice from him because this is an advice show,” host Zak Rosen says. Find “The Best Advice Show” wherever you listen to podcasts.

We celebrate Martin Luther King Day around the activist’s January birthday, which is Jan. 15.

Scattered snow flurries and showers are possible tonight. On and off snow remains in the forecast for MLK Day, Monday, but traveling will still be possible. As we celebrate and reflect, it will be chilly and mostly cloudy with on and off flurries and snow showers. Up to a half inch or inch of snow is possible. Tuesday will have on and off snow showers with highs in the low 30s.

It remains slippery Sunday evening, with flurries and light snow showers continuing to fall. It remains a bit snowy overnight on Sunday and during MLK Day on Monday, but accumulations will be light. Snow showers continue Sunday evening. As we celebrate and reflect, it will be chilly and mostly cloudy with on-and-off flurries and snow showers. Tuesday will have on-and-off snow showers with highs in the low 30s.

Flurries and light snow showers continue today with chilly conditions. Sunday afternoon will be cloudy with flare-ups of more widespread snow showers. Snow showers continue Sunday evening. Snow showers leave Sunday night. Tuesday will have on and off snow showers with highs in the low 30s.

It will of course be chilly with the slipperiest time of day in the afternoon and evening. Sunrise is at 7:58 a.m.Sunday afternoon will be cloudy with flare-ups of more widespread snow showers. Snow showers continue, Sunday evening. Snow showers leave Sunday night. Tuesday will have on and off snow showers with highs in the low 30s.

MLK Day will still be chilly with a healthy amount of clouds. Scattered flurries and light snow showers develop mainly north of 8 Mile Road. In Detroit and south of 8 Mile, some rain may mix with snow and a trace to 1 inch of snow possible. Welcome to MLK Day, Monday! Tuesday and Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with on and off flurries and light snow.

Martin Luther King Jr. spoke at the University of Michigan's Hill Auditorium on November 5, 1962. (Photo courtesy: U-M Bentley Historical Library)ANN ARBOR – The University of Michigan will be holding its annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium on Monday morning and this year, the Keynote Memorial Lecture will be delivered by two speakers. Malik Yakini, founder and executive director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network (Photo: Joi Ito)Yakini is the co-founder and executive director of the Detroit Black Community Food Security Network. The event is sponsored by the University of Michigan Annual Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

DETROIT Although one thing Dr. King is known for is his iconic I Have a Dream speech during the March on Washington in August of 1963, he lead a march in Detroit two months prior. Detroits Walk to FreedomThe June 1963 march in Detroit was, at the time, the largest civil rights demonstration in U.S. history, with 125,000 marching down Woodward Avenue. The crowd carried signs and moved in relative silence as tens of thousands more watched from sidewalks and buildings. Inside, public officials, African American business and civic leaders, and dignitaries including John B. Swainson, Congressman Charles Diggs, and Rev. It is estimated that over $100,000 was raised for the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), the civil rights organization for which Dr. King served as president.