In a change from previous years, the City of Prescott’s annual proclamation that pays tribute to the Martin Luther King Jr.
It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a Memphis motel, but took 15 years to become a ...
All Prescott National Forest (PNF) offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 20, for the federal holiday in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Regular business hours will resume ...
Family and others carrying on Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy of equality, justice and nonviolent protest want Americans to ...
On the next "Arizona Horizon," it's a Martin Luther King Jr. Day special. We'll speak with the ASU professor who received the 2024 Martin Luther King Jr. Faculty Servant-Leadership Award.
But did you know it took Arizona a tumultuous 15 years to recognize Martin Luther King Day as an official holiday? Here's what happened. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is observed on the third Monday ...
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 ...
(AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Passengers depart the Caltrain Norcal MLK Celebration Train in San Francisco on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 15, 2024. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. King Center ...
MLK Day is a federal holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., encouraging reflection on ... to resist passing a state holiday, especially Arizona. In 1987, Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded ...