Mecham was at the center of a controversy over a paid state holiday to honor slain civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and drew raised eyebrows with some of his comments, which were ...

A new documentary from Stevie Wonder will explore his role in establishing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a federal holiday.

When Warren H. Stewart Sr. first came to Phoenix nearly 50 years ago from New York City, his plan was to stay for a few years ...

Mecham courted controversy from the beginning of his tenure as governor in 1987, starting with his rescinding of Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday.

After Martin Luther King Jr.’s death in 1968, civil rights activists including King’s widow Coretta Scott King and musician Stevie Wonder spent 15 years amassing the political support for a ...

In 1983, about 20 years after King’s “I Have a Dream” speech, legislation for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January cleared Congress and President Ronald Reagan signed it.

In King's birthplace of Atlanta, employees of the Martin Luther King Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change had spent nearly a year preparing for Monday's events, said spokesman Steve Klein.

On the third Monday of January — close to King’s Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and various industries recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

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 ...

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., CORETTA SCOTT KING BUS MLK Day is always celebrated on the third Monday in January, meaning it may not always land on King's actual birthday, Jan. 15.