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Arizona residents get free admission to state parks

AZ Central · 2d

Arizona was among last states to recognize MLK Day. Here's why and how Super Bowl played role

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.

Arizona Daily Star · 1d

Arizona residents get free admission to state parks on MLK Day

Arizona residents get free admission to state parks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and some visitors may be asked to answer a planning survey for the park system.

Free admission to 4 national parks in Michigan on MLK Day

In recognition of the federal holiday, the Parks Service includes MLK Day among its “free entrance days.” There will also be service projects and educational events at national parks around the country in honor of King’s legacy.

Hosted on MSN · 1d

MLK Day 2025 freebies in Arizona: All the parks you can get in for free

National and state parks in Arizona will waive entry fees for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Save money at Grand Canyon, in Sedona and more.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day in Atlanta

USA Today · 19h

What's open and closed on Martin Luther King Day 2025? Here's your guide to mail and more

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Since it's a federal holiday, some businesses and services may be closed. Here's what to know.

Richmond · 14h

A look at the long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day

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.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 8h

Houston has 2 parades celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. at the same time. Here's why.

Houston has doubled its celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King's legacy with two parades on the same day and at the same time. Again on Monday, Houstonians will have multiple ways to celebrate King's contributions with the 31st MLK Grande Parade set for 10 a.

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Look back at photos of Arizonans pushing for MLK Day holiday

Arizona was one of the last states to recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday and the only state that required a ...

Hosted on MSN18h

It took years of acrimonious fights to create an MLK holiday in Arizona

It took a long and contentious fight to make Martin Luther King Jr. Day a state holiday in Arizona. The big picture: The ...

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'Where God wanted me to be': Retiring pastor recalls heated Arizona MLK Jr. Day effort

I'd never had a white person talk to me like that,' Warren Stewart Sr. says, recalling the late Gov. Evan Mecham and the ...

19h

MLK Day: The long struggle to establish the federal holiday

For some, the holiday is just that — time off from work or school. But, King’s family and others carrying on his legacy of ...

West Valley View1d

Arizona’s convoluted history with MLK Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized across the nation, both as a state and national holiday, on the civil rights ...

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Trump will take office on MLK Day in rare inaugural occurence. Here's when it happened last

Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20. Here's what to know about MLK Day, Inauguration Day and why the two are being observed ...

1don MSN

MLK Jr. Day: What to know about the holiday honoring civil rights leader

On the third Monday of January — close to King's Jan. 15 birthday — federal, state and local governments, institutions and ...

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Temperature drop expected across Phoenix area ahead of MLK weekend

The forecast shows a few sprinkles and mountain flurries overnight as a rather dry, weak low-pressure system exits the state ...

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