MLK
Public readings of King’s ‘Beyond Vietnam’ explore its meaning for today
April 11, 2022The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. triggered a new level of unity between the civil rights and peace movements in the U.S.
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Paltry donation gets Amazon billionaire Bezos’ name on D.C.’s MLK Library auditorium
February 2, 2022Community groups say the move is an insult to the civil rights leader’s legacy.
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Amazon Labor Union rallies workers against corporate greed: ‘We will win!’
January 26, 2022Amazon reaps billions of dollars while the average Amazon worker struggles to survive. It was really only a matter of time before workers started to get together and fight for their rights.
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Kaiser Permanente health clinicians hold one-day strike for racial justice
January 20, 2022They were protesting the company’s rescinding its promise to make MLK Day a paid holiday and to call for culturally sensitive health care for communities of color.
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With Senate showdown looming, voting rights tops unions’ MLK commemorations
January 18, 2022Votes are scheduled this week on two bills designed to stop the voter suppression schemes of the Republicans and their corporate puppeteers.
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