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Locals gathered at Reid Park and its’ surrounding areas for a nationwide and international protest titled “No Kings Day”. ...
Nationwide protests against President Donald Trump coincided with his 79th birthday and a major military parade in Washington ...
Nationwide protests are planned against President Donald Trump on June 14. Here's where and when demonstrators are planned to ...
Tucson’s MLK Day celebration will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, at the Reid Park Bandshell. A 3-mile commemorative march this year will begin and end at the bandshell ...
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 Evan Mecham rescinded MLK Day as his first act in office.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 ...
Former President Ronald Reagan made MLK Day a federal holiday in 1983 and it was first celebrated three years later. However, it took Arizona until 1993 to recognize and celebrate the holiday.
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 ...