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Black unionists link MLK Day with action
January 19, 2011Over 200 people attended the 33rd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Human Rights Award Banquet here on Jan. 17
Read moreSeattle MLK march message: stop police violence
January 19, 2011More than 2,000 people marched Martin Luther King Day, protesting brutality and use of lethal force by officers of the Seattle Police Department.
Read moreAt King birthday rally, elected officials urge grassroots involvement
January 19, 2011Bay area elected officials addressed a crowd that packed the great hall at International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 6 to honor the great civil rights and peace leader.
Read morePhotographer Milton Rogovin dies at age 101 in NY
January 18, 2011BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Milton Rogovin, a social documentary photographer who built a life's work by looking through a lens at people who were invisible to others, died Tuesday, January 18, at age 101.
Read moreOhio rallies show surging anger over cuts
January 18, 2011Militant rallies in Columbus and Cincinnati on Friday voiced mounting anger at threats by Republican Gov. John Kasich to slash jobs, services and union rights.
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