Martin Luther King Jr. Day is this Monday, Jan. 20 and people all across East Texas are getting together to celebrate the holiday. Events being held in honor of the great American civil rights leader will start on Friday and are being held throughout this weekend heading into Monday.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday on which many people, including students, are off. It's also a day when many may reflect on the civil rights leader and his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

The federal holiday is observed on the third Monday of January and celebrates the work of Martin Luther King Jr. and his work during the Civil Rights Movement.

Here is what to know about what businesses and services that will remain open and which ones will take the day off for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. will once again be celebrated and honored Monday in events around the nation.

Ardmore’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations were postponed due to freezing temperatures on Monday, but that didn’t make a difference once the celebration of Dr. King’s life and legacy kicked off on Saturday morning.

The Pentagon joined the scramble by federal agencies trying to conform to President Trump’s war on diversity programs.

The Defense Department intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity,

The Defense Intelligence Agency's pause comes in response to President Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal workplace.