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 ...
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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 ...
A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...
'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 ...
‘This is his dream’: Activists, leaders honor Dr. King Jr.’s vision of equality
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a day to reflect on the contributions of a man who championed justice, equality, and peace.
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Martin Luther King Jr.'s community-minded legacy honored at Ocean City ceremony
On Saturday afternoon, about 150 people sang songs, listened to speeches and were moved by the words of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during an hour-long ceremony at the Ocean City Tabernacle on Asbury ...