Martin Luther King Jr.

McConnell and GOP hypocritically embrace King while they destroy voting rights

January 19, 2022 By Berry Craig

McConnell and McCarthy—like the other Republicans trying to look like fans of King, are leaders in the GOP’s decades-old effort to roll back voting rights.

MLK conference strategizes on gaining power for people of color

January 20, 2021 By Mark Gruenberg

AFL-CIO’s annual conference focuses not on losses over the past four years but on the path forward, a path led by women of color.

AFL-CIO to the nation: Make King’s dream America’s reality

January 17, 2020 By Mark Gruenberg

With an eye to defeating Trump labor leaders and activists gather in Washington and launch a campaign to end voter suppression and restore voting rights.

MLK: ‘There’s something wrong with capitalism’

January 18, 2019 By Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

As far back as 1952, King had already concluded capitalism had outlived its usefulness.

‘There’s nothing automatic about determination’: L.A. labor federation honors MLK

January 24, 2018 By Eric A. Gordon

The Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO held its annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Labor Breakfast at the Convention Center.