racism
Today in labor history: King writes famous “Letter from Birmingham Jail”
April 16, 2013On April 16, 1963, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., imprisoned in Alabama for protesting segregation, wrote his powerful and eloquent answer to criticisms of him, the civil rights movement and its nonviolent direct action tactics.
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“Free Angela” – what you do when wolves come after you
April 12, 2013"Free Angela and all Political Prisoners," written and directed by Shola Lynch, brilliantly tells the story about the history-making struggle, to win Davis' freedom.
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“Immigration Myths vs. Facts” available for download
April 10, 2013Download your copy of "Immigration Myths vs. Facts" and share with friends the fight for immigrant rights and justice for all.
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Today in labor history: Memphis 1968, we remember
April 4, 2013An assassin's bullet felled the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968. King had come to Memphis to support a strike by the city's sanitation workers.
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Suit filed to stop Michigan’s emergency manager law
April 2, 2013What is happening in Michigan "is a threat to everyone in this nation," said Al Sharpton. "If you get away with it in Detroit, you can get away with it all over the nation."
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