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.

Goldwater was no doubt referring to Ezra Taft Benson, Steve’s grandfather and a powerful figure as Dwight Eisenhower’s ...

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.

Mecham began by rescinding the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday his predecessor had instated and defended himself against charges of racism with this gem: “I’ve got Black friends.

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 ...