We’re a day from the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday ... Proposed and debated for years, Stevie Wonder even wrote a song (“Happy Birthday”) to advocate for its designation.

He’d broken down in tears upon hearing of King’s assassination in 1968 and attended the funeral. He wrote a preliminary version of “Happy Birthday” in 1977, and the song finally made it ...

They dance and serenade Dr. King’s memory with Stevie Wonder’s version of “Happy Birthday.” Children gather for the annual storytelling event, where a member of the King family delivers a ...

Stevie Wonder released "Happy Birthday to You," making a powerful political and social statement that helped alter U.S. history. The musical genius wrote the song to urge and shame lawmakers and ...

To help garner support in the following years, Stevie Wonder wrote and recorded his song "Happy Birthday" in honor of Dr. King. He also joined the reverend's wife on a four-month tour to advocate ...

The last of a five-day series of events to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. began on a sunny Santa Barbara morning in De la Guerra Plaza, while at the same time in chilly Washington, D.C., Donald ...