MLK
Taming MLK’s radical legacy in the fight against white supremacy
April 3, 2018To win the iconic status that King deserved, he had to be domesticated. The memory of King railing against economic injustice and denouncing the Vietnam War faded into an unthreatening idealism.
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Fifty years after Memphis, sanitation workers still struggle
March 29, 2018People's World to join tens of thousands in Memphis to commemorate Dr. King and to promote today's ongoing struggle to achieve his dream.
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Join People’s World: Back to Memphis and ahead to the future!
March 28, 2018Let People's World take you to Memphis not just to remember but to help start a renewed fight to achieve Dr. King’s dream.
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‘There’s nothing automatic about determination’: L.A. labor federation honors MLK
January 24, 2018The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO held its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Labor Breakfast at the Convention Center.
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Rhode Island commemorating MLK’s radical life this spring
January 22, 2018“We've lost sight of probably the most important parts of Dr. King’s message” - the radical and socialist parts, says Mike Araujo, director of Rhode Island Jobs with Justice.
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