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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Arizona's Journey from Controversy to Celebration of MLK Day Highlights Economic Impact and Civil Rights Legacy
The article outlines Arizona's contentious history with recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday and 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 was among last states to recognize MLK Day. Here's why and how Super Bowl played role
Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the life and impact ... because of the resistance of controversial former Gov. Evan Mecham. On Jan. 12, 1987, Mecham rescinded a 1986 executive ...
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Artists invoke hope for MLK Day on Vashon
Storyteller Eva Abram and dancer Franchesska Berry brought the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to center stage ...
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Raleigh remembers Martin Luther King Jr. as a leader of ‘radical love’ with march, sermon
Hundreds gathered in Raleigh on Monday for the city’s 45th annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., marching through downtown before an ecumenical service in his honor. “Dr. King took America’s ...
As Trump begins his second term, the foot soldiers of democracy must hold the line
We often face situations we did not choose. But we can always choose how to respond. In this case, the response is to find a ...
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Greater Bethel AME Church celebrates MLK Day ahead of national holiday
A heartfelt breakfast honoring the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. took place at Greater Bethel AME Church in Panama City on ...