The article outlines Arizona's contentious history with recognizing Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a state holiday and the eventual voter approval in 1992.

Arizona was one of the last states to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday and the only state that required a public vote to do so. In 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham fulfilled a promise to ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrates the life and impact ... because of the resistance of controversial former Gov. Evan Mecham. On Jan. 12, 1987, Mecham rescinded a 1986 executive order by ...

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.

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I Have a Dream ... Then in 1987, Gov. Evan Mecham rescinded his predecessor’s executive order enacting a state holiday in Arizona.

It’s been 61 years since Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., made a memorable visit to the Arizona State University campus in downtown Tempe, delivering a speech that has come to

Storyteller Eva Abram and dancer Franchesska Berry brought the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to center stage on Jan. 20, captivating an audience of more than 100 at Vashon Center for the Arts, including many families and young children.

Hundreds gathered in Raleigh on Monday for the city’s 45th annual celebration of Martin Luther King Jr., marching through downtown before an ecumenical service in his honor. “Dr. King took America’s face and made her stare at who we say we are and who we want to be,

We often face situations we did not choose. But we can always choose how to respond. In this case, the response is to find a way forward.

For many, including nonprofit organizations, Martin Luther King Day serves as a time for remembrance and an opportunity to give back to their communities.

How you can use repetition, rhetorical questions, and cadence the way MLK did to enhance the effectiveness of your presentations and speeches.