Arizona was one of the last states to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday and the only state that required a ...

It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday in Arizona. The big picture: The ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized across the nation, both as a state and national holiday, on the civil rights ...

I'd never had a white person talk to me like that,' Warren Stewart Sr. says, recalling the late Gov. Evan Mecham and the Arizona battle over MLK Day.

The article outlines Arizona's contentious history with recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday and the ...

Arizona didn't celebrate Martin Luther King Day until 1993, a decade after it became a federal holiday. Here's how the Super ...

In March 1986, Governor Bruce Babbitt declared Martin Luther King Jr. Day an Arizona holiday through executive order after the State Legislature failed by one vote to pass the measure. However, in ...

As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day ...

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

It took a long political effort to make the King Holiday commemoration a federal law. ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, ...

Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...

Monday is Martin Luther King Jr. Day and several events are happening across the area to celebrate his legacy.