Look back at photos of Arizonans pushing for MLK Day holiday
Arizona was one of the last states to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday and the only state that required a ...
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It took years of acrimonious fights to create an MLK holiday in Arizona
It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday in Arizona. The big picture: The ...
'Where God wanted me to be': Retiring pastor recalls heated Arizona MLK Jr. Day effort
I'd never had a white person talk to me like that,' Warren Stewart Sr. says, recalling the late Gov. Evan Mecham and the ...
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Arizona’s convoluted history with MLK Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized across the nation, both as a state and national holiday, on the civil rights ...
Arizona was among last states to recognize MLK Day. Here's why and how Super Bowl played role
Arizona didn't celebrate Martin Luther King Day until 1993, a decade after it became a federal holiday. Here's how the Super ...
Community members recognized for emulating MLK Jr.'s mission of diversity, inclusivity, and equality
Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the metro honors a select employee of Douglas County, the city of Omaha, and one community member with the annual Aspire to Inspire Awards.
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UM to host MLK community lecture with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet
The University of Montana will host a community lecture in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. with Pulitzer Prize-winning ...
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MLK's 'beloved community' has inspired social justice work for decades − what did he mean?
Since 1983, when President Ronald Reagan signed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into law, many Americans have observed the federal holiday to commemorate the life and legacy of the civil ...