Arizona Loses Meeting for Ending King Holiday
Associated Press
BOSTON —
The National Black Nurses Assn. said Monday that it is moving its annual convention out of Arizona this year because that state’s governor rescinded a state holiday honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Instead of Phoenix, the Boston-based group’s 15th national conference, focusing on nursing education, will be held Aug. 6-9 in Los Angeles, said Fadako Holmes, the association’s executive director.
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