Monday is Martin Luther King Day. Here's what to know about the businesses and services that are closed for the holiday in Arizona.
After nearly 50 years, a Phoenix pastor who helped bring Martin Luther King Jr. Day to Arizona is stepping down from his pulpit. "I'm not mad with anybody. I love pastoring. I love preaching, "Pastor Warren Stewart Sr.
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.
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 annual parade dates back to the committee’s formation in 1987, which propositioned the city to recognize MLK Day as a holiday.
The legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. is being commemorated in Phoenix on Monday with an MLK Day march and festival.
As the nation recognizes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a traditional celebration will take place locally. The 2025 MLK Day Beloved Community Commemorative Service kicks off at 9 a.m. on Monday, and you can watch it live from home.
Join the Tucson MLK Celebration at Reid Park Mon. Jan 20. The family centered event is to bring the community together to honor the past and inspire the future.
It took a long political effort to make the King Holiday commemoration a federal law. ATLANTA — The MLK Day holiday is marked annually as a day of service and remembrance of the struggle for justice, equality and the Beloved Community that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. made his life's work.
Texas officially recognized MLK Day in 1991. Today, it remains the only federal holiday designated as a national day of service.
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.