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Nationwide protests against President Donald Trump coincided with his 79th birthday and a major military parade in Washington, D.C.
Nationwide protests are planned against President Donald Trump on June 14. Here's where and when demonstrators are planned to ...
In 1987, Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded MLK Day as his first act in office. Many entertainers and organizations began to boycott the state. The NFL even moved the 1993 Super Bowl from Phoenix ...
Georgia's recognition in 1984 actually made it one of the first handful of states to adopt an MLK Day, and Arizona Gov. Evan Mecham revoked recognition in 1987 that had been established by his ...
It was 15 years after King's death before civil rights activists finally succeeded in making Martin Luther King Day a nationally observed holiday. Arizona was not the last state to create an ...
PHOENIX – The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. is being commemorated in Phoenix with an MLK Day march and festival. Monday’s annual Arizona Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration begins with ...
Monday marks an unusual coincidence with Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a federal holiday, falling on the same day as Donald Trump's second inauguration, which may prompt questions about whether ...
Although MLK Day was established in 1983 and first observed in 1986, Arizona was the last state to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a statewide federal holiday; voters didn't approve the measure ...
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.