Upcoming Martin Luther King Jr Day 2026

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day arrives in 4 days.

While the actual date is January 15 which is Martin Luther King Jr's birthday; the US federal holiday is celebrated on the third Monday of January making it Monday January 19, 2026 this year.

As usual the date falls on or near his birthday.

I don't think Dr King would totally approve of some of those antics the more flamboyant blacks like to launch in his honor, like the self-aggrandizing "walk to the dome" but Que Sera, Sera.

I'm not one to force my opinions however outspoken they may be otherwise on anyone. You get to be you and I get to be me. Dr King is just someone with whom I always wanted to speak because I was intrigued with his mannerisms, comportment, and high degree of polite refinement.

I always found him reasonable and controlled in his rhetoric. Something gets lost somehow in the translation of these demonstrations people believe honor his memory after his death.

Have a happy MLK Day however you choose to observe or celebrate it.

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