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The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
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MLK Day: The long struggle to establish the federal holiday
Metro-east groups host events to honor Martin Luther King Jr.
Metro-east groups are hosting events in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. this holiday weekend. The state and federal holiday in honor of King is on Monday. You can attend these ceremonies in remembrance of the slain civil rights leader: ▪ 46th annual Martin Luther King Jr.
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.
It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday in Arizona. The big picture: The movement to carve out a day to honor King began shortly after his 1968 assassination.
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
Arizona didn't celebrate Martin Luther King Day until 1993, a decade after it became a federal holiday. Here's how the Super Bowl played a role.
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.
Adding to the significance, this year’s Inauguration Day, January 20, 2025, coincides with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday that honors the civil rights leader’s legacy.
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.
“If we will but make the right choice, we will be able to speed up the day, all over America and all over the world, when justice will roll down like waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream.” — Martin Luther King Jr., “Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence”
At a celebration of the legacy of civil rights activist and labor movement leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., a workforce expert said support for diversity, equity and inclusion hiring
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Ahead of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the metro honors a select employee of Douglas County, the city of Omaha, and one community member with the annual Aspire to Inspire Awards.
The University of Montana will host a community lecture in celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Jericho Brown on Feb. 6.The le
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