Woman recalls meeting Martin Luther King Jr. during his visit to Tucson in 1959
Dr. King was invited to speak at “The Sunday Evening Forum" on the University of Arizona campus. Tucson native Jacque Barnes ...
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What’s open, closed on MLK Day and Inauguration Day
Here’s what’s open and closed on Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2025. Major U.S. retailers and grocers — such as Target, Walmart and Kroger — will be open on MLK Day. Wholesale retailers ...
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Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park
Lawrence Phillips, founder and CEO of Green Book Global Walk in the footsteps of one of history's most important figures with a visit to the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park.
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Today's local history makers: We want to hear who is making Black history near you
It's Black History Month and the Up First newsletter wants to highlight local history makers. Do you know anyone who has made ...
Black voters' ballots were being thrown out in Flagstaff. Annie Watkins changed that
She helped start the NAACP in Flagstaff and taught Black voters how to have their vote count. But her story is lost to time.
Teara Pierce receives 2025 Wagner Leadership Award
ZANESVILLE − Teara Pierce has been named the 2025 recipient of the Brian T. Wagner Community Leadership Award through the the ...
New Memphis restaurants: From Cajun to Vietnamese to BBQ, here are 7 new spots to try
From elevated Vietnamese cuisine to authentic Cajun fare to a Mexican grill, here are seven new restaurants that recently ...
Southern Arizona’s only Black history museum works to uncover and preserve the past
The 11-hundred square foot museum has become a growing archive of stories, images and artifacts that tell the history of the Black community in and around Tucson.
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Dr. Bernice King Speaks on Nonviolence for Swarthmore’s MLK Week
Dr. Bernice King, daughter of Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., delivered a talk on the King philosophy of nonviolence and love-centered ...