The Martin Luther King Jr. statue in Denver's City Park was vandalized overnight. The damage was discovered on Wednesday morning where a gaping hole remains that used to feature a bronze plaque.

The Defense Intelligence Agency has issued a memo to pause activities marking MLK Jr. Day and Black History Month, among other "special observances." ...

But not the current statue. Back in the early ’70s, even as Congress was turning down efforts to create an MLK holiday, Denver bowling alley owner Herman Hamilton came up with the idea of ...

(Photo by RJ Sangosti/The Denver Post) Snow gathers on the statue of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at City Park during the opening ceremony for annual Marade in Denver on Jan. 20, 2025. (Photo by RJ ...