Martin Luther King Jr. Day Evan Mecham

Arizona, MLK Day

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 public vote to do so.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

MLK Jr. Day: What to know about the holiday honoring civil rights leader

On the third Monday of January — close to King's Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize

West Valley View · 1d

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 activist’s birthday, Jan. 20. The day serves as an

Mon. Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrations postponed

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · 1d

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 remember that Monday's holiday is really about helping others.

USA TODAY on MSN · 7h

Are government offices open or closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025? What to know

Here's what to know about whether government offices will be open or closed on Martin Luther King Jr., Day this year.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 19h

Houston has 2 parades celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. at the same time. Here's why.

Houston has doubled its celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy with two parades on the same day and at the same time. Again on Monday, Houstonians will have multiple ways to celebrate King's contributions with the 31st MLK Grande Parade set for 10 a.

'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 ...

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 ...

ABC News2d

The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

On the third Monday of the month, federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day The ... Then in 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham ...

The Daily Reflector1d

With DEI under attack, panelists at MLK event defend efforts as essential, successful

At a celebration of the legacy of civil rights activist and labor movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a workforce ...

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