Bakari Sellers encouraged Arizona high schoolers taking part in a MLK Day program to be "leaders of right now." ...

Monday is Martin Luther King Day. Here's what to know about the businesses and services that are closed for the holiday in Arizona.

This year, the federal holiday falls on the same day as Inauguration Day for President-elect Donald Trump. Here's what to ...

Notably, the Teamsters this year will lead a traditional Downtown march. Observed for the first time in 1986, Martin Luther ...

Getting outdoors for Dr. Martin Luther King Day 2025 won't cost a cent at many of Arizona's prized natural landmarks. Monday, Jan. 20, marks Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S., and the federal ...

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 Defense Department’s intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department’s intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical ...

The iconic Arizona pastor who helped win a contentious battle for the state to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day is retiring after nearly 50 years of leading his Phoenix church. Warren Stewart Sr., ...

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 ...

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.

Other delivery services, such as FedEx and UPS, will be operating. In Arizona, public schools are required to close on MLK Day. Classes will not be held on Monday at all three of Arizona's public ...