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 2025 MLK Day ... Martin Luther King, Jr. and his service to the U.S. The first national celebration of MLK Day took place on Jan. 20, 1986. Despite the legislation, individual states continued to ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave ... In 1992, Arizona became the first state where voter initiative reinstated the King holiday. Supporters took a victory lap the next MLK Day with a packed ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream” speech in 1963 on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He chose that location in part to honor President Abraham Lincoln as “a great ...

Good evening, and welcome to this special Martin Luther King Jr. Day edition of "Arizona Horizon ... And if you know Phoenix history, you know the Ragsdale family history.

Notably, the Teamsters this year will lead a traditional Downtown march. Observed for the first time in 1986, Martin Luther ...

Since Arizona State University’s West Campus will be closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, they are instead honoring ... support our continued coverage of Phoenix's vibrant culture and arts ...

along with the spirit and ideals of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the civil rights movement,” read a statement on the city’s event website. Date: Saturday, January 18, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m ...

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave ... In 1992, Arizona became the first state where a voter initiative reinstated the King holiday. Supporters took a victory lap the next MLK Day with a packed ...