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Arizona MLK Celebration Awardees Announced

Updated: Jan 6, 2022

Community Champions Recognized with Calvin C. Goode Lifetime Achievement Award and Living The Dream Awards





Celebrate the Arizona Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. holiday at the 36th Annual Arizona MLK "Believe in the Dream" Virtual Celebration 11am Friday, Jan. 14, 2022. The event will honor the winners of the Phoenix Human Relations Commission’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Living the Dream Awards, and the Calvin C. Goode Lifetime Achievement Award. The Honorees are:


Arizona MLK Calvin C. Goode Lifetime Achievement Award

  • Robbin Coulon


Arizona MLK Living The Dream Award

  • Kim Covington

  • Lloyd Hopkins

  • Nadia Khalighi

  • Richard Yarbough


The event is free and open to the public for unlimited virtual attendance. For updates and information about the event, visit azmlk.org or phoenix.gov/eod. The event is titled sponsored by PetSmart and Verizon, the Arizona Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Committee, the City of Phoenix and the Phoenix Human Relations Commission.



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OUR TEAM

The members of the Arizona MLK Celebration Committee work tirelessly to make sure the Valley of the Sun honors the legacy of Dr. King.

Assisting Dr. Gene Blue, Celebration Committee chair, are co-chairs Ron Williams

and Valerie Churchwell.

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Please fill out the contact form below if you would like more information or have questions about the Arizona MLK Celebration on January 12. We will promptly get back to you. Questions directly for Arizona OIC, please email the address listed to the left.

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MLK March & Festival Form

Please fill out the contact form below (or call 623-282-1555) if you would like more information or have questions about the Arizona MLK March and Festival, including vendors and entertainment opportunities, taking place at Margaret T. Hance Park Monday, January 15.

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