“Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?’”
Welcome to theCelebration Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. one of America’s very best citizens loved this country and the foundations on which it stands. He grieved for those lost and mistreated in the creation and maintenance of our democracy and quest for equality. Dr. King prayed and meditated at length on the day when current and future generations would truly love each other and judge persons by the content of their character, not the color of their skin, and support equality and freedom for all. This year, 2022, marks 36 years of celebrating the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – a blessed man who gave us hope and inspired us to see beyond today and ourselves. We, the living, are truly given the opportunity to initiate a generation of positive, necessary and lasting change. At this time we are challenged to recognize our neighbors and friends as brothers and sisters – not just for a few days of celebration but for the seen and unseen future. Dr. King moved mountains for us. The mountainside may still be steep, but the road to reach the pinnacle has been paved through the work, life and death of the man we honor and remember at this time. During the past year, we lost many of our friends, family and neighbors and are hard pressed to maintain a posture of advocates for peace and justice. But, hold fast we must, and in the memorable words of Dr. Nelson Mandela: “Let the striving of us all prove Martin Luther King, Jr. to have been correct when he said that humanity can no longer be tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war. Let the efforts of us all prove that he was not a mere dreamer when he spoke of the beauty of genuine brotherhood and peace being more precious than diamonds or silver or gold. Strive to make something of yourselves, and then strive to make the most of yourselves.” To Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., all who have inspired us and to our honorees today who have led by examples of excellence, I pray that many will follow in your footsteps. On this day, I will take five minutes to remember a time when somebody told me “No,” and I will visualize my going ahead anyway and succeeding at my goal. Sincerely,
Gene C. Blue, Committee Chair Arizona Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration President/CEO, Arizona OIC
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Greetings Dear Distinguished Guests, On behalf of the Arizona MLK Celebration Committee, we welcome you to the 36th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. “Believe in the Dream” Celebration. We continue to execute the vision of our Committee chair, the Hon. Dr. Gene Blue, president of the AZOIC. As chair of the Arizona MLK Committee Events & Activities, it is my honor to co-chair this celebration with Valerie Churchwell. We could not allow the COVID-19 pandemic to stop us from honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., so we again developed a virtual program to broadcast and to share with the world. Today, we honor “Community Champions” who continue to demonstrate their personal commitment to enhancing the dignity of all people while supporting the tenets and core values of Dr. King: Non-Violence; Love; Commitment; Courage; Social Justice; Leadership; and Racial Equality. A big thanks to all members of the Arizona MLK Celebration Planning Committee for your contributions all year. Just like many of you, our honorees are doing great volunteer work in the community in service to others. You, or someone you know in the community, could easily be receiving one of these awards next year in 2023. Service to the community is a way of life, as clearly demonstrated by our honorees today. The Committee respectfully requests your support in ensuring that we continue to recognize those making a difference for the citizens in our community, by nominating a deserving community servant to be recognized at next year’s awards celebration. Each year I re-commit to serving our society, and I encourage you to join me in doing your part to make our communities better for our citizens. As we continue to expand our planning committee, we ask that you search your heart to determine if serving on this committee is for you! It has been my honor to serve on the Celebration Committee for the last 19 years. Congratulations to this year’s awardees! As Muhammad Ali stated: “Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth.” We still believe in the Dream. Dedicated to service,
Ron Williams Chair, Arizona MLK Committee Events & Activities Co-Chair, 36th Annual Arizona MLK Celebration 2019 Arizona MLK Lifetime Achievement Awardee 2006 Arizona MLK Living The Dream Awardee
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Greetings Welcome to the 36th year of the Arizona MLK Living the Dream Celebration! Today we commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., while celebrating five individuals who have who have made an impact on the quality of life of Phoenix residents and contributed significantly to creating a compassionate and socially just community: Robbin Coulon; Kim Covington; Lloyd Hopkins; Nadia Khalighi; and Richard Yarbough. Since joining the AZ MLK Celebration Committee in 2006, I have seen this organization, under the direction of Dr. Gene Blue, continue to fulfill its rich history and mission originally rooted in the passage of Martin Luther King Jr. Day for the state. Today many service activities, along with creative programs, are offered throughout the weekend. In addition, students of all backgrounds and experiences are celebrated with scholarships provided by the Bishop Henry L. Barnwell Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship Fund. By integrating art, history, and financial assistance for secondary educations into its programs, the AZ MLK Committee is “sowing the seeds” of transformative change while making the AZ MLK weekend experience both educational and enjoyable for both youth and adults. I want to extend a warm welcome to our guest speaker, Martin Luther King III, and keynote speaker, Dr. Warren Stewart, Sr., Senior Pastor of the First Institutional Baptist Church of Phoenix. As brilliant, creative thinkers, and deeply committed change agents, I look forward to the wisdom you will share with us today. It has been my pleasure and privilege to have served as the Co-Chair of the 2022 Arizona MLK Living the Dream Celebration alongside business and community leader, Ron Williams. An event like this, especially one that has been delivered as a virtual event, cannot be done without the hard work and dedication of the leadership of AZ MLK Committee and the City of Phoenix, and the dedicated production team of PHXTV. I truly hope you enjoy this historical celebration where we are most certainly Celebrating the Dream! Sincerely,
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January 14, 2022 Arizona MLK Celebration Committee 39 E. Jackson Street Phoenix, AZ 85004 Dear Friends: Welcome to the 36th Annual Arizona MLK Celebration Awards! I am honored to be a part of I would like to thank Celebration Committee chair Dr. Gene Blue and co-chairs Ron Williams and Valerie Churchwell for their tireless work to put today despite the ongoing challenges of COVID-19. I would also like to congratulate recipient of the Calvin C. Goode Lifetime Achievement Award, Robbin Coulon, and the recipients of the Living the Dream Awards: Kim Covington, Lloyd Hopkins, Nadia Khalighi, and Richard Yarbough. Through their work they are keeping the spirits of Dr. King and Mr. Goode alive, and these awards are well deserved. We come together today not only to honor the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., but to remember that we must follow in his footsteps and continue to build a more just and inclusive America. This year, the justice I am seeking comes in the form of confronting the scourge of voter suppression in America. In 2021, in Arizona alone over 20 restrictive voting laws were introduced and three were passed, including legislation to purge inactive voters from the Permanent Early Voting List (PEVL) and reduce the amount of time available to cure a mismatched signature on a mail-in ballot. These types of laws intentionally disproportionately burden voters of color, which is why I have worked to introduce and pass the Inclusive Elections Act to protect voters of color in particular as part of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act in the House. This MLK Day, I am taking strength from the example set by Dr. King as I fight to pass this and other voting rights legislation through the Senate this year. Today and everyday let us remember the words of Dr. King: injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. I know all of us celebrating today will keep that lessen in our hearts this year as we battle injustice in Arizona and everywhere in the nation. Sincerely,
Ruben Gallego Member of Congress
Greetings, It is my pleasure to welcome everyone o the 36th Annual Arizona MLK Living the Dream Celebration. On behalf of the city’s 1.7 million residents, I want to thank the Arizona Opportunities and Industrialization Center (AZOIC), under the direction of Dr. Gene Blue, for the 36 years that you have delivered this celebration. As the benefactor of the event, you have made it your mission to enrich and strengthen the legacy of Dr. King by sharing stories of his life and work. In addition, you have celebrated community leaders who embody his message of freedom, equality, justice, and love and deliver these tenets through their work! I offer my congratulations to the Arizona MLK Celebration Committee for your tireless efforts to support the numerous events that will be held over the MLK weekend. Together, you have created programs and activities that speak to every generation of Phoenix residents, with opportunities to learn the principles Dr. King embodied, while also honoring servant leadership, beautifying neighborhood with community cleanups, and investing in our students through scholarships to assist with their college dreams. Again, thank you for your decades-long presence in our communities. It is through your efforts that we will move Phoenix forward and keep Dr. King’s dream alive! Best wishes for an enjoyable and educational weekend! Sincerely,
Kate Gallego Mayor of Phoenix
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James Weldon Johnson, Words John Rosamond Johnson, Music
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Lift ev'ry voice and sing, till earth and Heaven ring, Ring with the harmonies of liberty; Let our rejoicing rise, high as the list'ning skies,
Francis Scott Key
Let it resound loud as the rolling sea.
O say, can you see, by the dawn's early light, What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight's last gleaming? Whose broad stripes and bright stars, thro' the perilous fight, O'er the ramparts we watch’d, were so gallantly streaming? And the rockets' red glare, the bombs bursting in air, Gave proof thro' the night that our flag was still there. O say, does that star-spangled banner yet wave O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?
Sing a song full of the faith that the dark past has taught us, Sing a song full of the hope that the present has brought us; Facing the rising sun of our new day begun, Let us march on till victory is won. Stony the road we trod, bitter the chastening rod, Felt in the days when hope unborn had died; Yet with a steady beat, have not our weary feet, Come to the place for which our fathers sighed? We have come over a way that with tears has been watered, We have come, treading our path through the blood of the slaughtered; Out from the gloomy past, till now we stand at last
The Pledge Of Allegiance
Where the white gleam of our bright star is cast. God of our weary years, God of our silent tears, Thou Who has brought us thus far on the way;
I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.
Thou Who hast by Thy might, led us into the light, Keep us forever in the path, we pray. Lest our feet stray from the places, our God, where we met Thee. Lest our hearts, drunk with the wine of the world, we forget Thee. Shadowed beneath Thy hand, may we forever stand,
True to our God, true to our native land.
Star Spangled Banner
Arizona Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. 36th Annual VIRTUAL CELEBRATION 10AM FRIDAY JANUARY 14 2022 • ORPHEUM THEATRE
Program
Presenting Sponsors Welcome Petsmart . Verizon Opening Remarks Dr. Gene C. Blue
Arizona OIC President/CEO Welcome Mayor Kate Gallego City of Phoenix Torch Runners Presentation of the Torch Program Introduction Ron Williams . Valerie Churchwell AZMLK Celebration Co-Chairs Invocation Deacon Joan Crawford National Anthem Black National Anthem Julian Davis on harmonica
Inter-Faith Prayers Christian . Jewish . Bahá’í . Hindu . Muslim
Congressional Greetings Rep. Greg Stanton U.S. Congress, Arizona 9th District Rep. Ruben Gallego U.S. Congress, Arizona 7th District
Awards Program Introduction MLK History in Arizona Video Keynote Address Rev. Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr. Senior Pastor, First Institutional Baptist Church Special Guest Speakers Martin Luther King III Arndrea King The King Center Introduction of Henry L. Barnwell Arizona MLK Scholarship Fund Dr. Wil Counts Remarks Nate Rhoton Phoenix Human Relations Commission Chair
Award Presentations Living The Dream Awards presented by Verizon co-presented by Arizona Community Foundation, SRP, USAA, Mercy Care
Kim Covington . Lloyd Hopkins Nadia Khalighi . Richard Yarbough Calvin C. Goode Lifetime Achievement Award presented by PetSmart Robbin Coulon Closing Remarks
Opening Greeting Ron Williams AZMLK Celebration Events & Activities Committee Chair
36th Annual ARIZONA MLK Keynote SPEAKER Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr., served as the
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rst general chair for Arizonans For A Martin Luther King, Jr. State Holiday, which contributed signi cantly to the legislative passage of Arizona’s Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on September 21, 1989. He also organized and led Victory Together, Inc., a broad-based coalition that campaigned for a Martin Luther King, Jr./Civil Rights Day in Arizona – which was won by a historic vote of the people in the general election on November 3, 1992.
In 2011, he organized an exploratory committee for the open U.S. Senate from Arizona in 2012 to consider running on a platform of justice. From 2012-2014, Dr. Stewart served as board chair of National Immigration Forum as well as co-organized the Black/Brown Coalition of Arizona. He was drafted and ran for the Phoenix City CouncilDistrict 8 seat in 2013. Dr. Stewart is an enthusiastic advocate of the sanctity of life ethic which believes that all human life has intrinsic value from conception to natural death. He also is recognized by others as “a man of conscience, commitment and dedication to the cause of moral leadership, human rights and a soldier of justice and equality.”
A native of Co eyville, Kansas, where he was reared in a Christian family and African-American church environment, Dr. Stewart accepted Jesus Christ as his personal Savior at age 16 and preached his trail sermon at 17. Now, he is senior pastor of First Institutional Baptist Church of Phoenix, Arizona, and has served there since July 1, 1977. His ministry is characterized by an unwavering commitment and Spirit- lled zeal to engage in Evangelism and Emancipation, meeting the needs of the whole person.
Dr. Stewart has traveled and preached extensively throughout the United States and internationally to include 38 states and territories, and 53 countries, including a challenging three-week preaching mission, sponsored by the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., Foreign Mission Board, to several African countries including South Africa, and attended the First African/African-American Summit held in West Africa in 1991 convened by the late Dr. Leon H. Sullivan. Also, FIBC – under Pastor Stewart – built a new church edi ce and parsonage for the First Institutional Baptist Church of Soweto, Republic of South Africa. In April 2004, he was extended an invitation by Executive Secretary Emile D. E. Sam-Peal to serve as guest preacher during the 90th Annual Session of the Liberia Baptist Missionary and Educational Convention, Inc. Since February 2005, rst participating on Baptist World Alliance Mission Team Trip to North-East India, he has been involved in ministry in India.
Dr. Stewart is author of Interpreting God’s Word In Black Preaching (Judson Press, 1984) in its fth printing; How To Handle Giants: Sermons to African-American Youth and Their Mentors (Townsend Press, 1995); Do Prophets Exist in Contemporary Culture? (2009); Our Values as a Pastor and People: The Bible Study (2013); and Victory Together for Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Story of Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr., Gov. Evan Mecham and the Historic Battle for a Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday in Arizona (2015); as well as articles and sermons in several major publications. ff
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Dr. Stewart was appointed executive secretary of the Home Mission Board of National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc., (November 1994-January 2005), and also continued serving as chair of that Board through January 2010. In 2019, he became an individual life member of Progressive National Baptist Convention, Inc. Dr. Stewart also has served as the President of the American Baptist Churches of the Pacific Southwest and Paradise Missionary Baptist State Convention of Arizona, Inc. and Congress, respectively.
He has served as adjunct professor of Ottawa University-Phoenix Campus, Phoenix Seminary and the Doctor of Ministry Program at Fuller Theological Seminary, as well as Board of Trustees chair of American Baptist Seminary of the West, Berkeley, California. Currently, he serves on the Phoenix Seminary board and as chair of African American Christian Clergy Coalition, representing more than 100 predominantly Black congregations and clergy in the Valley of the Sun.
Dr. Stewart served as associate minister of the Cornerstone Baptist Church, Brooklyn, New York, under the pastorate of the late Dr. Sandy F. Ray, in whose honor the annual Sandy F. Ray Institute for pastors, ministers and lay persons was founded and held at First Institutional for years. At FIBC, Pastor Stewart has licensed 163 sons and daughters into the Gospel ministry. Dr. Stewart served as associate minister of the Cornerstone Baptist Church, Brooklyn, New York, under the pastorate of the late Dr. Sandy F. Ray, in whose honor the annual Sandy F. Ray Institute for pastors, ministers and lay persons was founded and held at First Institutional for years. At FIBC, Pastor Stewart has licensed 163 sons and daughters into the Gospel ministry.
In the 1990s, he led FIBC in completing three phases of the VISION 2000 Master Plan (educational, administrative and outreach building, acquired additional property, and renovated the worship center) at a total cost of nearly $4 million in cash debt-free. In 2004, a $5 million family life center completed the plan (totaling almost $9 million). In 2019, FIBC purchased historic property east of the FIBC campus. In addition, FIBC has established FIBCO Family Services, Inc., Samaritan House for Homeless Families, Ujima House for Unwed Teenage Mothers and their Infants, and sponsors the Broadway House low-income housing complex and several residential homes for the seriously mentally ill, all which provide social services to thousands monthly.
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Dr. Stewart’s academic achievements and awards include: Associate of Arts degree, 1971, honor graduate, Coffeyville Community Junior College, Coffeyville, Kansas; Bachelor of Arts degree in religion and philosophy, 1973 (summa cum laude), Bishop College, Dallas, Texas; Master of Divinity degree, 1976, Union Theological Seminary, New York City; Master of Sacred Theology degree, 1977, selected to deliver Commencement address, Union Theological Seminary; Doctor of Ministry degree, 1982, American Baptist Seminary of the West, Berkeley, California; honorary Doctor of Divinity Degree from Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kansas, 1994; Award of Excellence in Black Church Studies, 1982, Ecumenical Center for Black Church Studies, Los Angeles, California.
Dr. Stewart has also been the recipient of numerous awards and commendations from churches, colleges, civic and community organizations, locally, statewide and nationally.
Dr. Stewart was honored as a 2017 HISTORYMAKER by the Historical League, Inc.; was inducted into the 30th Anniversary of the Martin Luther King, Jr. College of Ministers & LaityBoard of Preachers, and had his oil painting portrait unveiled and hung in the Morehouse College Martin Luther King, Jr. International Chapel, Atlanta (April 9, 2015). In 2015, Dr. Stewart and FIBC received the President’s Volunteer Service Award. He was the 2003 Calvin C. Goode Lifetime Achievement Awardee by City of Phoenix/Arizona MLK Celebration.
He was recognized as: one of the 10 most influential religious leaders in the Valley (The Arizona Republic newspaper, October 6, 1985); “one of 10 people whose achievements had the most notable effect on… Arizona” (The Phoenix Gazette 1993 Hall of Fame); a “Living Legend” (Arizona Daily Star - Tucson, January 20, 2002); one of 25 “Leaders and Legends” in the business community (Phoenix Business Journal, 2005); Best Pro-Civil Rights Pastor (Phoenix New Times, 2011); Faith Community Awardee (Arizona Informant, 2011).
He is married to Rev. Dr. Karen E. (Curry) Stewart and they are the parents of a blended family of five sons: Warren, Jr.; Matthew; Jared; Justin; Aaron; and two daughters, Jamila Imani and Jessica Elizabeth (Curry) Morris. They have 13 grandchildren and “adopted” Jonny Angel.
36th Annual ARIZONA MLK GUEST SPEAKERs Martin Luther King III, the oldest son of the late Dr.
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Martin Luther King, Jr., and Mrs. Coretta Scott King, is humbled and honored to carry the torch lit by his parents. His dedication to creating and implementing strategic nonviolent action to rid the world of social, political and economic injustice has propelled him to the forefront as an ardent advocate for poor, oppressed and disillusioned.
A graduate of his father’s alma mater – Morehouse College (B.A. in political science 1979) – Mr. King was elected to political o ce in 1986, as an at-large representative of 700,000-plus residents of Fulton County, Georgia. As a Board of Commissioners member, he was instrumental in securing strong ethics legislation, puri cation of the county’s natural water resources, legislation regulating minority business participation in public contracting, and stringent hazardous waste disposal requirements.
Mr. King is committed to the personal and educational development of youth and has initiated several programs: King Summer Intern Program, designed to provide employment opportunities for high school students; Hoops for Health, a charity basketball game to increase public awareness of newborns suffering effects of substance abuse; and A Call to Manhood, an annual event to unite young African-American males with positive adult role models. An ongoing collaboration is with the annual Kindness and Justice Challenge sponsored by Do Something, Inc.
Utilizing principles of Kingian nonviolence, Mr. King quietly exercised negotiation and persuasion to reach a compromise between Georgia legislators and leaders to change the state ag – an o ensive and divisive symbol for many Georgians. In 1985, he was arrested at the South African embassy in Washington, D.C., as part of a civil disobedience protest against apartheid and for the release of freedom ghter Nelson Mandela. Throughout the 1990s, he continued the ght for justice by addressing moral and political dilemmas of Haiti, Nigeria, Australia and Sierra Leone. He has led protests against the biased technological digital divide and has spoken to the United Nations on behalf of individuals living with challenges of AIDS.
In 1998, Mr. King began his tenure as president of Southern Christian Leadership Conference. SCLC convened police brutality and racial pro ling hearings in several states that led to the passage of anti-racial pro ling resolutions. The Stop the Killing-End the Violence campaign was the anchor for the successful Gun Buy-Back program that collected more than 10,000 weapons across the United States. In 2003, Mr. King co-sponsored the 40th anniversary of the historic March On Washington with human rights organizations from across the country.
In 2006 Mr. King founded the nonpro t Realizing the Dream, Inc., which eventually merged with The King Center in 2010. He took the message of his father to a receptive global audience, spearheading nonviolence education workshops and programs in Bosnia Herzegovina, India, Israel and Palestine, Kenya, Sri Lanka and the United States. Through a mix of nonviolence conferences and youth development programming, Realizing the Dream sought to bring Dr. King’s message to a new generation with Mr. King leading the way. fi
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36th Annual ARIZONA MLK GUEST SPEAKERs Mr. King spoke on behalf of the 2008 Democratic Party presidential nominee, Senator Barack Obama, at the Democratic National Convention on August 28, 2008. The event marked the 45th anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" speech. King said his father would be “proud of Barack Obama, proud of the party that nominated him, and proud of the America that will elect him.” But he also warned that “we all have to roll up our sleeves and work to ensure that the dream that he shared can be ful lled.”
On September 19, in 2010 Mr. King received one of India's most prestigious honors, the Ramakrishna Bajaj Memorial Global Award for outstanding contributions to the promotion of human rights at the 26th Anniversary Global Awards of the Priyadarshni Academy in Mumbai, India.
On the 43rd anniversary of the assassination of his father (April 4, 2011), Mr. King helped to lead nationwide demonstrations against initiatives to eliminate and undermine collective bargaining rights of public workers in Wisconsin and other states. He led a mass march in Atlanta, urging them to “defend the collective bargaining rights of teachers, bus drivers, police, re ghters and other public service workers, who educate, protect and serve our children and families.” As a commemorative of the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King, Martin Luther King III re-purposed this day as one highlighting youth violence prevention as a public health issue.
In conjunction with Ambassador Andrew Young and other partners, Mr. King co-founded Bounce TV – the rst-ever independently owned and operated TV network featuring African Americans. Bounce TV targets audiences 25 years of age and older with programming for viewers who don’t have cable television in major cities across America.
Throughout his life, Martin Luther King, III has worked with individuals deeply committed to the struggle for human rights and a nonviolent society. He is the recipient of numerous awards and several honorary degrees. In addition to being the former president and chief executive o cer of The Martin Luther King, Jr. Center in Atlanta, Mr. King is the husband of Arndrea Waters King and father of Yolanda Renee King (b. 2008).
Arndrea King has dedicated her life to serving humanity. This commitment
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was demonstrated when as a teenager, she volunteered as a candy striper at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital. This early experience of supporting and advocating for those with health challenges fueled her passion to end all forms of pain, inequity and injustice. Over the years, Arndrea has lived her commitment by consistently supporting those who have been marginalized and silenced to nd and collectively use their voice for change.
A National Merit Scholar, Arndrea studied psychology at Emory University. Soon after, she joined the Center for Democratic Renewal. During her tenure at CDR, Arndrea organized the rst National Conference on Hate Crimes and Hate Violence. She played a key role in the mobilization for the Georgia Hate Crimes Act and prepared major reports including the landmark “When Hate Comes to Town.” Arndrea also helped organize marches and rallies that led to the building of a major multiracial coalition, the Southern Coalition Against Racism and Bigotry.
In 2006, Arndrea married Martin Luther King III. As the First Lady of Southern Christian Leadership Conference and The King Center, Arndrea championed several nonviolence education and social change issues while designing programs to advance understanding and activism. She was instrumental in the partnership with JP Morgan Chase to restore, preserve and digitize the archives of the King Center. Her support for the Atlanta community includes serving as a board member of the Historic District Development Committee and the Atlanta International School.
Arndrea and Martin are proud parents of Yolanda Renee who has already become an activist in her own right at age 10. Arndrea and her husband are currently developing The Martin Luther King III Partnership for Equity, Peace and Justice.
36th Annual ARIZONA MLK BISHOP HENRY L. BARNWELL SCHOLARSHIP FUND WINNERS
AARYNEE JONES
TREVONTE MCCLAIN
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Thank you so much for this donation. I can’t express the amount of joy that possessed my body when I found out I won. I am extremely grateful for this opportunity and I hope that the donors know that this money is helping me not only become more educated on America‘s political system and government, but is also helping me change the way the it’s ran.
I would like to thank you for the continued generous gift and the opportunity to continue my education. I appreciate the organization’s affirmative belief in my goals. I am grateful to the organization for believing in my ability to be successful in my educational career. I express gratitude for the organization supporting me and having compassion. I will pay this opportunity forward and give back to others that need assistance with realizing their dreams. Thank you for all that you do. The organization has given me much hope for the future. Thank you in advance, Tre
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I write this letter in regards to the scholarship awarded to me, I am beyond appreciative for the opportunity you have given me. I would like to say the money will be put to useful academic expenses such as school supplies, books, and anything else not covered by previous scholarships. The scholarship helps alleviate the burden and stress of school costs and gives me more time to focus on school and less time to focus on expenses. Thank you once again for this opportunity and is greatly appreciated.
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I am writing this note to show my appreciation for the donations that are given by you. These donations are what keep me going and pursuing further education. Thank you for what you have done. Bishop Henry L. Barnwell Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund
I would like to formally thank you for providing the scholarship that will help me with my financial needs that will arise in my journey to become a neurosurgeon my appreciation is beyond what words can express and I would like to ensure you that I will not take this opportunity for granted so once again thank you very much for this opportunity and gift.
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I am writing to thank you for your generous $1000 Bishop Henry L. Barnwell Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship. I am extremely grateful and humbled to learn that I have been selected as a recipient for the third year in a row. I am preparing to begin my fourth and final year as a Neuroscience major at Pomona College. I want to use my passion for discovery to uncover new cures for serious diseases and rare conditions. While I am not completely sure what field I want to study within neuroscience, I know that I would like to be a part of changingBishop someone lifeDr. forMartin the better. Thanks to you, IFund Henry else‚‘s L. Barnwell Luther King, Jr. Scholarship am one step closer to that goal. By awarding me this scholarship, you have lightened my financial burden and allowed me to continue to focus on my education. During my time at Pomona, I have been able to pursue research with a professor in a lab on campus, studying Caenorhabditis elegans and investigating what blends of chemical cues C. elegans olfactory systems use to distinguish among different bacteria through experimental coevolution with bacteria. In the future, I can use this research to model human olfactory behavior and choice mechanisms in human behavior, and this could be very helpful in solving issues in neurological disorder mechanisms. This scholarship will allow me to commence my undergraduate studies while also allowing me to continue this research.
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36th Annual ARIZONA MLK BISHOP HENRY L. BARNWELL SCHOLARSHIP FUND WINNERS
TAYLOR SANCHEZ LEE
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I feel so grateful to have received this scholarship, I want to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. by paving my success as a young black woman and continuing my education. I am so appreciative of the board members who have chosen me amongst other talented black students. Being granted this scholarship means the world to me because I have truly come from humble beginnings and being able to continue another semester to complete my first year in college is very important me and important to my path as a nurse. Thank you!
Thank you so much for this generous contribution. As a full time student, scholarships are a large part of how I pay for my education. I am so thankful that this scholarship is contributing to my education and bringing me one step closer to accomplishing my goals of becoming a broadcast journalist.
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Thank you for this scholarship! I am truly blessed and thankful that I was chosen to receive it. I will NOT take advantage of these funds. I will also be the best student possible. Be Blessed -Jaxon
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Thank you so much!!! News of this award could not have come at a better time. I was literally wondering this morning how I would afford my last semester at Rio Salado and whether I should pause my studies. I appreciate being selected and I appreciate the opportunity this scholarship offers. Bishop L. Barnwell Dr.pursue Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund There are many people like Henry me who want to a degree but hold back because of finances. I really can’t articulate how even the hope of receiving a scholarship can spur a person to try. In my case, I did not know how I would afford my tuition but applying for this scholarship gave me the momentum to enroll just in case things went my way. I started out taking one class and, as I kept going, opportunities opened for me exactly when I needed them. Receiving this award is encouraging and it makes me feel very supported by my community. The best part of this award is that it was granted to me by complete strangers whose sole desire is to offer support to an individual who wishes to better their life. Receiving this scholarship represents one of the truest forms of community. Thank you!
MARVIN WALKER JR
I am honored to be a 2021 recipient of the Bishop Henry L. Barnwell Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Scholarship! Thank you to the Committee for selecting me for such an amazing scholarship. I will continue to show principles Dr. Martin Luther King shared with us all both in the classroom Bishop Henry L. Barnwell Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund and day-to-day life. Thank you!
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Bishop Henry L. Barnwell Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Fund
I would like to thank you seriously to the donors for offering me money to help me further my education this semester. This money is truly going to help me get things done so I can move to the next level.
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LifetimeAchievement Award Robbin Coulon, Esq., is director of Legal Services for Area Agency on Aging, Region One, o ering legal advice and assistance to older adults, family caregivers, refugees, individuals with disabilities, and victims of elder abuse or late-life domestic violence. Ms. Coulon was previously a managing attorney with Arizona Center for Disability Law and a senior trial attorney with Arizona Civil Rights Division. She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Arizona State University and a Juris Doctor from the ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law.
Ms. Coulon is a member of several professional and community organizations, including: the American Inns of Court; Arizona Black Bar Association; ASU New College of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences Dean’s Advisory Board; the African American Women's Giving & Empowerment Circle; Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc.; and the City of Phoenix Mayor’s African American Advisory Council. She has served in various board and leadership positions with Arizona Women Lawyers Association, National Conference of Women Bar Associations & Foundation, Arizona Career Development Center, JUSTA Center and Black Theatre Troupe.
She currently serves as board chair of Arizona Community Foundation.
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“Without the law, there can be no freedom and without justice, there can be no law.”
LifetimeAchievement Award
History of the Holiday
1986
Early: Legislative action to establish a paid state holiday passes in the Senate but fails in the House by 1 vote.
Late: Gov. Bruce Babbitt creates a paid state holiday via his power of executive order to be celebrated the third Monday in January.
1987
Arizona's King Holiday history dates back to 1984. The journey to honor – and to keep – a dream is as follows:
January: Newly elected Gov. Evan Mecham rescinds the paid state holiday claiming Babbitt's executive order illegal; he declares the third Sunday in January as the staterecognized King holiday because it would be more appropriate since King was a Baptist minister.
1984
July: Phoenix City Council unanimously votes to honor Dr. King with a paid holiday for city workers.
1989 September: Arizona Legislature passes a bill that creates a paid King holiday eliminating Columbus Day so as not to create an additional state-paid holiday.
1985
1990
January: Phoenix is state's rst city with o cial paid King holiday plus prayer breakfast, youth art exhibit, march and festival; other cities soon follow.
August: A petition to restore Columbus Day and force the King holiday to a public vote was successful; the petition drive garnered 71,055 signatures.
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November: Proposition 302, which would establish a state-paid King holiday and retain a paid Columbus Day holiday, was defeated by 1 percent; a related Proposition (301) to create a state-paid King holiday and eliminate a paid Columbus Day holiday also was defeated.
1991
March: Arizona Legislature passes a referendum
to put to public vote a bill that would combine Washington's and Lincoln's birthdays into President's Day and establish a King Civil Rights Day to be observed the third Monday in January
to go into e ect in 1993.
1993
January: The rst paid state holiday
honoring Dr. King is celebrated in Arizona.
1992
November: 61 percent of Arizona voters approve Proposition 300 to establish a paid King holiday; 39 percent voted against the
1996
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January: 10th anniversary of a paid King holiday is observed.
2006
January: 20th anniversary of a paid King holiday is observed.
2016
January: 30th anniversary of a paid King holiday is observed.
2022 Arizona Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Living theDreamAward Kim Covington is vice president of community initiatives at Arizona Community Foundation. She works to amplify ACF’s presence in diverse communities across the state by creating innovative and community collaborations with existing and new partners. From leading the Philanthropy for All Initiative, or convening the community to have conversations about social justice issues in the Courage to Listen, Learn and Act, Covington and ACF believe there is power in partnerships, shared passion and pooled resources.
Covington left the formal newsroom after 30 years in the television news industry. Along with her time at KPNX 12 News as a news anchor and school solutions reporter, her career spans from Spring eld, Missouri and Grand Rapids, Michigan, to her hometown St. Louis, Missouri – ensuring diverse voices were present in her stories and news coverage.
She is the recipient of several awards, including: four Emmy Awards for excellence in reporting, several Associated Press awards, the 2020 Town of Paradise Valley Martin Luther King Diversity Award, the 2019 Valle del Sol Mom of the Year Award, 2017 In-Business Women of Achievement Award, the Black Educators Ragsdale Beacon of Hope Award, Judge Jean Williams Service Award, and the Arizona School Public Relations Association Award of Excellence, to name a few.
She currently serves on several boards, including: the Cronkite Endowment Board of Trustees; ASU Lodestar Leadership Council; City of Phoenix Fast Track Initiatives Ad Hoc Committee to end HIV by 2030; and Maricopa County Sheri ’s O ce African American Advisory Council. She also is co-chair of the Justice Race Equity Diversity and Inclusion A nity Group of Arizona Grantmakers Forum.
The wife and mother of two is a graduate of University of Missouri - Columbia Journalism School.
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2022 Arizona Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Living theDreamAward Lloyd Hopkins is an organizational leader with extensive experience in community and nonpro t work. He has worked in and around education for 18 years. He graduated from Arizona State University with his degree in Nonpro t Management and Leadership and took his passion for ensuring quality education for all to launch the teacher recruitment and retention program, Million Dollar Teacher Project. In addition to being a Founder and Executive Director he is also an entrepreneur and philanthropist.
As a philanthropist he has been a member of Real Engagement through Active Philanthropy (R.E.A.P), which is a fund under the Arizona Community Foundation that supports programs making positive impacts on African-American Youth, for ve years and the chair for two. He also has led or participated in task forces with Achieve60AZ and the Department of Education on improving attainment for the African American community and attracting more African American teachers to the profession in Arizona.
For his e orts he was recently awarded a large investment in his Million Dollar Teacher Project organization from the Arizona Department of Education, who was a nalist for the Phoenix Center of the Arts Mayor’s Arts Awards for his Million Dollar Teacher Tree program and was honored by the East Valley NAACP with the Malala Yousafzai Equity in Education Award.
He is also an alum of Valley Leadership’s Class 40.
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Living theDreamAward Nadia Khalighi is an Iranian American Baha’i whose family sought refuge in the United States due to the Iranian government’s persecution of Baha’i faith members – as early as the mid 1800s, and mid 1800s and more so since the Iranian revolution in 1979. On Valentine’s Day 1980, 6-year-old Nadia and her parents arrived in Los Angeles to visit her brothers. Due to developing threats should they return, the one-month visit turned into an involuntary stay. Her parents placed her in front of the television, informing her to learn English and 2nd grade in America will start the next morning. After seven months of constant uncertainty and fear, her father was able to return to Iran to collect her sister, who had remained with other family to complete her school year.
Growing up in L.A., Nadia participated in L.A. Youth Workshop – a Baha’i youth activity organization that used the arts for teaching, along with spiritual virtues and meaningful conversations about life, social justice and spirituality. It solidi ed her sense of faith, compassion and being a voice of justice for marginalized communities. She participated in many service projects, marches and peaceful rallies, including the Freedom Rally for Nelson Mandela. In college, Nadia formed a club that organized eld trips to di erent religious buildings and denominations of churches, synagogues, centers and mosques. In 2002, she moved to Mesa, Arizona, focused on family and raising her daughter, Layla.
In 2014, Nadia was appointed by Mesa Mayor John Giles to serve on the Mesa Human Relations Advisory Board as Youth Task Force chair. With Dr. Cli ord Moon, she started an annual Youth Peace Building Summit to empower students to combat bullying through con ict resolution tools and techniques to help navigate day-to-day life. In 2017, she launched the nonpro t Zen Nights Inc., producing events focused on diversity, inclusion and compassion for all (including an annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. legacy gala, annual Juneteenth celebration and block parties in downtown Mesa and downtown Phoenix).
In 2018 and 2019, Nadia was an ongoing guest on the Cultural Awareness Community Panel for the Mesa Police Department’s recruitment program course. In honoring Juneteenth Day annually, Nadia saw a need to bring greater awareness to the day’s signi cance. In 2020, she spearheaded a mayoral proclamation to honor June 19th along with Mesa Human Relations Advisory board chair Ron Williams and Justice of the Peace Elaissia Sears.
This inherent need to be a voice for the underserved and marginalized community is evident in her profession as director of campaign and corporate accounts for Mesa United Way. She is humbled by the bloodshed of civil rights activists, which paved the way for laws that she as a naturalized American citizen has bene tted from. Dr. King stated: “Whatever a ects one, directly a ects all indirectly. I can never be what I ought to be until you are what you ought to be, and you can never be what you ought to be until I am what I ought to be.”
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2022 Arizona Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Living theDreamAward Richard Yarbough was reared in Fall River, Massachusetts, by his grandparents, David J. Yarbough, Jr. and Edna M. Yarbough. He attended B.M.C. Durfee High School, where he is a member of the athletic hall of fame. Then Richard traveled west to study at University of Southern California. He played baseball at USC for legendary Coach Rod Dedeaux before sustaining a knee injury, which curtailed his career.
Richard began working with youth at Direction Sports, Inc., while still a student at USC. The Direction Sports program was one of the rst and premier tutorial programs for inner city youth that incorporated sports competition to stimulate learning. In addition, the program emphasized peer tutoring to improve the self-esteem and leadership qualities of participants. Richard has continued to help youth academically and athletically. He was instrumental in establishing an education enrichment program at Pilgrim Rest to enhance the academic achievement of students in the community and church.
Highlights of the education enrichment program include a partnership with Northern Arizona University’s Summer Enrichment program and the annual Education Enrichment Summit – which has featured keynote speakers Dr. Harry Edwards, Dr. Steve Perry, Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, and other well-known academic leaders. Richard also instilled life lessons while coaching youth in Pop Warner football and AAU basketball for several years.
Richard has served the community and state through his civic involvement as well. As a current member of the Governor’s Council for Child Safety and Family Empowerment, he is making an impact on the lives of the thousands of children in the Arizona foster care system. Richard worked as a member of the Line Section 3 Community Advisory Board for the Valley Metro Light Rail project and First Things First Early Childhood Task Force. He serves on the Phoenix Land Reuse Strategy Oversight Taskforce and as a board member of Jazz in Arizona.
Richard is president and administrator of Pilgrim Rest Foundation, Inc., the 501(c)(3) of Pilgrim Rest Baptist Church (a member of the Faith Opportunity Zone coalition along with First Institutional Baptist Church and Historic Tanner Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church). Prior to joining PRF in 1996, he was branch manager of US West Paging, Inc. where he oversaw operations for metro Phoenix, Yuma and northern Arizona.
Richard holds a Bachelor of Science degree from University of Southern California and a Master of Public Administration degree from Arizona State University. In addition, Richard is a Flinn-Brown fellow.
Richard has been married to Desiree Yarbough for 35 years and has three children.
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Robbin Coulon Kim Covington Lloyd Hopkins Nadia Khalighi Richard Yarbough
Honorees Through The Years
2020
Jesse Ary Felicia Davis Virgina Fargo Colby Jeffers Tim Seay
Name in bold italic is Lifetime Achievement awardee
2013
Carole Coles Henry Erwin Cutright Kenja Hassan Lin Ling Lee Lakhwinder Singh (Rana) Sodhi Robert L. Williams
2008
Rev. Dr. George Benjamin Brooks, Sr. Deedra Abboud Dr. Rufus Glasper Imran and Yasmin Ha z Fatimah Halim Isabel McMahel Yvonne Watterson
2003
Dr. Warren H. Stewart, Sr. Jean Chaudhuri Tony de'Shay Jose "Casper" Habre Dr. Stephen Hennessy Mark Maskalenko Don Tarkington Rev. Oscar Tillman
1998
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Betty Fairfax Justice Stanley Feldman Jesse Ary Dr. Dick Buscher Gerald Heuett Jr. Alexander Johnson Jr. Hon. Cecil Patterson Jr. Yolanda Strayhand Rev. Charlotte Strayhorne Sylvia Echave Stock
2017
Valerie Churchwell Alvin L. Battle Emmett Boyd Dorothy Finnie Eva Olivas Dianne Post Alan Powell
2012
Dr. Gene Blue Adam Lopez Falk Dr. Madelaine Adelman Dr. Donald Campbell Dr. Wil Counts Dr. Carnella Hardin Det. Jerry Oliver
2007
Bishop Henry Barnwell Helen Drake Rory Gilbert Tony Lopez Andrew "AJ" Miller Hubert A. Ross Sr. Dr. Raul Yzaguirre
2002
Dr. C. T. Wright Mary M. Black Jose Cortez Gerry Cullity Judge Elizabeth R. Finn Donna Gahagans Guida Jackie Platt-Jennas Ann F. Wheat
1997
Bill Scott Augustine Bartning Det. Patricia Boyd Mark Colledge Lucille Lipham Lucia Rodarte Madrid Judge Jean Williams
2016
Dr. Duane Wooten Jacqueline Adams (posthumous) Dr. George Brooks Jr. Marchelle F. Franklin Dr. Jerome Garrison Ryan Johnson Bishop Alexis Thomas
2011
Nancy Jordan Anthony Gathers Rick Miller Andrew F. Ortiz Rev. Liana Rowe Meg Sneed Dr. Camilla Hester Westenberg
2006
Cloves C. Campbell, Sr. Lottie Childers Imam Abdur-Rahim Shamsid-Deen Rev. Benjamin N. Thomas Dr. Matthew Whitaker Mary Rose Wilcox Ron Williams
2001
Dr. John Edwards Harold Branch III Alberto Esparza Karen Frye Ronald Glass Dr. Oscar Hardin Sr. Lawrence Moore, Ph.D. Kambriel Booth Kathleen Lechuga
1996
Dr. Lincoln Johnson Ragsdale, Sr. Dr. Gene Blue Jaime Cardenas Toby Citron Damian Cuspard Sr. Gloria Feldt Ron Moser Mark Yoshimura
2018
Andrea Weeks Hardin Joanna de’Shay Warren Stewart Jr. Charlene Tarver Garry Walters Thelma Hall Williams
2015
Dr. Kelly B. Bender Clay Dix Dr. Rockel Etienne Diana Gregory Lovelle McMichael Sr. Lorraine Newman William “Billy” Ramsey Jr.
2010
Donald R. Logan Rhoshawndra Carnes Deborah J. Kidd Chapman Carlos Galindo-Elvira Nicholas Love Phil Pangrazio Gloria Washington
2005
Art Hamilton William "Bill" Dickey Dr. Paul Eppinger Charles R. Fanniel Lal Fernando Dr. John W. Molina Ted Williams
2000
Dr. Eugene Grigsby Eddie Basha John Goodie Bill MacDonald Calvin Terrell Judith Tunnell Richard Valenzuela
1995
Juan “Chico” Bogan Fr. John Auther Eliza MacCauly Carney Hon. Noel Fidel Fr. Bob Glynn Robert Lynch Coy Payne Lawrence "Torrey" Winn
2021
Harry Garewal Carolyn Bristo Chatman Freddie Dobbins Jr. Angela R. Garmon Mel Hannah
2019
Ron Williams Audrey Bell-Jenkins Kathryn Boris Marlene Haller Dr. Neal Lester Benjamin Taylor II, Esq. Janelle Wood
2014
Lt. Colonel Allen E. Kirksey Rev. Dr. Bernard Black Jason Howard Green Lt. Colonel Allen E. Kirksey Jennifer Longdon Dr. Robert Sherman
2009
Travis L. Williams Brenda Combs Mary Davis Chris Fleischman Marye Hutchings Leonard Knight RJ Shannon
2004
Shirley Johnson George Dean Susan Gerard Faye Gray Luz Sarmina-Gutierrez Gail Q. Knight Earl Nelson
1999
Rod Ambrose Evelyn Smith Joel Breshin Dr. Ann Hart Robert Hegyi Bill Mosley Manuel Luis Ortega
1994
Calvin C. Goode Catalina Broyles Rev. Ruben Carrico E. Garry Grundy III Ben Miranda Danny Ortega Jr. Congressman Ed Pastor Marvin Perry Tammy Sixkiller Jane Wabnik Mary Jo West Earl Wilcox
“THE TIME IS ALWAYS RIGHT TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT.”
Lloyd Hopkins Kim Covington Robbin Coulon Nadia Khalighi Richard Yarbough
36th Annual ARIZONA MLK AWARDEES
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Standing: Roberta Mack • Ron Williams (Celebration Co-Chair) • Marquis Scott • Virginia Fargo • Dr. Gene Blue (Committee Chair) Monica Tipton • Emmett Boyd • Valerie Churchwell (Celebration Co-Chair) • Patrick Porter Seated: Nadia Khalighi • Vasu Bandhu • Janet Shines • Jesse Ary • Dr. Camilla Westenberg • Tamara Floyd
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The Arizona Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Committee seeks to involve the total citizenry of Arizona in recognizing the contributions to the world by Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and his desire for equality for all people. Through cultural diversity awareness and unity, the Committee seeks to make the State of Arizona a better place for all of its citizens.
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2022 ARIZONA MLK CELEBRATION COMMITTEE
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." There are few legacies as impactful as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. A man ercely dedicated to the pursuit of equality, his words feel even more profound today as the world responds to calls for lasting racial and social justice. Monday, January 18, marks MLK Day, one of few federal holidays designated as a national day of service to encourage all Americans to volunteer to improve their communities. Our Credo states that “we are good corporate citizens and share our success with the community to make the world in which we work better than it was yesterday.” Now, more than ever, society needs us to come together as a force for good.
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