MLK Day

Tempe MLK Diversity Award recipients reflect on his legacy

Martin Luther King National Memorial in Washington D.C.

Luiz Felipe Castro

Over 97 years ago this month, a leader was born.

On Jan. 15 1929 the King family welcomed Martin Luther King Jr. not knowing he would become a world leader, preacher and role model for the millions of Black Americans who fought for equal rights and the end to Jim Crow laws and segregation in the United States.

Today, the nation celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his accomplishments with a break to reflect on the successes in equity, inclusion and collaboration that he lived and died for.

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