There are 20 article(s) tagged MLK Day:

• August 2026

  • Grizzlies will return to MLK Day slate in 2027

    After one-season hiatus, Grizzlies return to the NBA’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day spotlight. 

    By Chris Herrington August 12, 2026

• January 2026

  • On MLK Day, calls for new activism echoed around the National Civil Rights Museum

    The holiday honoring Martin Luther King Jr. drew a large crowd at the Civil Rights Museum as one of the last living members of the city’s civil rights vanguard called out against “the silence of good people.”

    By Bill Dries January 19, 2026

  • Opinion: Service is Memphis’ superpower and MLK Day is our annual reminder to use it

    “In Memphis, service isn’t something we outsource. We see our neighbors as assets, not problems to be solved. We are partners in progress.”

    By Caroline Norris January 13, 2026

• January 2025

  • Herrington: On MLK Day, the Grizzlies winning ugly was a thing of beauty

    Securing contested possessions and nailing clutch free throws are things that usually won’t make the highlight reel, but they can guide a team across the finish line and they did Monday for the Grizzlies.

    By Chris Herrington January 20, 2025

  • Herrington: Amid flowering rivalries, Grizzlies-Wolves holds special place

    The Grizzlies will face the Minnesota Timberwolves in their first nationally televised home game of the season, which is also their MLK Day game.

    By Chris Herrington January 19, 2025

• January 2024

  • Calkins: Skiing in Memphis — and other scenes from coldest MLK Day in history

    The guy who was skiing through Downtown Monday? We found him. Here’s his story and more scenes from the coldest MLK Day in Memphis since it became a federal holiday.

    By Geoff Calkins January 15, 2024

  • This Week in Memphis: Ways to celebrate MLK Day; DeSoto Dining Week starts

    Also happening this week: The Memphis Tigers take on Tulane, which swept them 2-0 in the regular season last year.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff January 14, 2024

  • City prioritizes clearing ice off streets for Grizzlies’ MLK Day game

    Robert Knecht, director of public works for the City of Memphis, said the snow plows are ready for Downtown streets as fans pour into FedExForum for the 5 p.m. game.

    By Drew Hill January 14, 2024

• January 2023

  • Herrington: A special Grizzlies team wins on a special day

    Dating back to the Pyramid days, this game and all that surrounds it is a major event for Memphis and for the Grizzlies, once a symbol of the city’s arrival as an NBA market and always a testament to its meaning.

    By Chris Herrington January 17, 2023

  • FedEx volunteers package more than 30,000 meals for MLK Day

    In addition to Memphis, meals will be packaged in eight other U.S. cities including Atlanta, Houston and Los Angeles.

    By Rob Moore January 16, 2023

• January 2022

  • Calkins: Did you see that, America? Why you don’t want to mess with the Grizz

    Steven Adams picked up one of the Chicago Bulls and carried him away like a small child. Just more evidence that this is not a Grizzlies team to be trifled with. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 17, 2022

  • More than 600 turn out for inaugural Race for Reconciliation

    The inaugural Race for Reconciliation on Monday, Jan. 17, was designed to bring Memphians together as a community.

    By Alicia Davidson January 17, 2022

  • Grizzlies Insider: Depleted Bulls face uphill test against Grizzlies on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

    The Memphis Grizzlies are large favorites against the depleted Chicago Bulls in the 20th Martin Luther King Jr. Day Celebration Game.

    By Drew Hill January 17, 2022

  • ‘Race for Reconciliation’ joins MLK Day lineup

    The “Race for Reconciliation,” a 5K walk/run, will start at noon Monday, Jan. 17 at AutoZone Park as part of MLK Day activities.

    By Alicia Davidson January 17, 2022

  • MLK Day: How and where to volunteer this week

    Memphis community organizations are offering several days of upcoming volunteer opportunities in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. 

    By Jasmine McCraven January 11, 2022

• January 2021

  • Calkins: Ja Morant and ‘a bunch of hoopers’ save a special day

    It would have been sweeter if 18,000 Memphians had been jammed into FedExForum. But Ja Morant made sure this MLK Day game ended with a win. 

    By Geoff Calkins January 19, 2021

  • Organizations commemorate King’s legacy with socially distant service

    Groups are finding virtual ways to serve for the MLK holiday this year because of the pandemic. 

    By Daja E. Henry January 14, 2021

• January 2020

  • Memphis King Day comes with cold crowds, hot talk about King’s legacy

    Thousands lined up to tour the National Civil Rights Museum Monday and at a Midtown forum, there was new reaction to Sunday's tour of the museum by Vice President Mike Pence. The reactions 52 years after Dr. Martin Luther King's assassination show his legacy and what it means today remains a volatile topic.

    By Bill Dries January 21, 2020

  • Volunteers fan out across city to remember MLK through community service

    Memphians volunteered across the Bluff City Monday, Jan. 20, to lend hands and serve the community in remembrance of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and legacy.

    By Abigail Warren January 20, 2020

  • These are ways to get involved in Memphis this MLK Day

    As is customary in Memphis, Martin Luther King Day celebrations are often considered a “day on, instead of a day off.” Here are several opportunities to immerse yourself, friends and family in service and leadership during the holiday.

    By Jared Boyd January 19, 2020