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Warning from Memphis: U.S. still far from Dr. King’s promised land

April 4, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

“It’s a call to action, to fight poverty, state by state, neighborhood by neighborhood, block by block – a call to action to get to the promised land."

At IAM2018, King’s legacy is civil rights and labor action

April 2, 2018 By Blake Skylar

“This work is important not just in the history of the civil rights movement, but in the world,” declared Mayor Jim Strickland in an opening remark.

I AM 2018 conference opens in Memphis 50 years after King

April 2, 2018 By Blake Skylar

Join People's World here in Memphis where people are not just remembering the dream of Dr. King but renewing the fight to achieve that dream.

Join People’s World: Back to Memphis and ahead to the future!

March 28, 2018 By Blake Skylar

Let People's World take you to Memphis not just to remember but to help start a renewed fight to achieve Dr. King’s dream.

Detroit’s Sarah Elizabeth Ray: The Rosa Parks of the Bob-Lo boat

March 13, 2018 By John Dick

Here is the story of “The Rosa Parks of the Bob-Lo Boat.”