MLK
Labor, civil rights, and a new Reconstruction: Thoughts from the MLK conference
January 22, 2025Whatever its limits and contradictions, the conference pointed clearly at the tasks at hand: building unity, practicing solidarity, and fighting together for real power.
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Detroiters unite to resist Trump, celebrate legacy of MLK
January 21, 2025Event organizer Michael Shane: “For some, this was their first political event. I am optimistic that we will build a movement to confront the fascist threat. Today was the opening shot in our fight for a...
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Jobs, justice, preserving democracy key themes of the March on Washington
August 28, 2023Rev. Al Sharpton: “The Dreamers” Dr. King prophesied about in 1963 “are in Washington, D.C. The ‘schemers’ are being booked in Atlanta, in the Fulton County Jail.”
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At March on Washington’s 60th anniversary, leaders seek energy of original movement
August 25, 2023From neighborhood redlining and job discrimination to healthcare disparities and incarceration, racism has proven to be the most effective tool to uphold an unjust capitalist system.
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Manifestantes llegan a Washington para conmemorar la marcha de King de 1963
August 24, 2023WASHINGTON—El 26 de agosto, nuevamente en el Monumento a Lincoln, habrá otra marcha masiva en Washington, tal como la hubo en 1963. Organizada por el Drum Major Institute, que encabeza la familia King, y la Red...
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