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Freedom fighters, activists and political leaders on the Edmund Pettus Bridge as part of the annual pilgrimage in March honoring those brutalized on Bloody Sunday in 1965 (Courtesy photo)

60 Years Since Selma: Religious, Political Leaders Talk Next Steps Ahead

by Hamil R. Harris March 12, 2025March 12, 2025

Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes, a leader within the ranks of the New York and national board of the NAACP, died on March 1. She was 92. (Courtesy of NAACP)

Remembering Civil Rights, NAACP Leader Dr. Hazel Nell Dukes

by April Ryan, Black Press USA March 3, 2025March 3, 2025

The Colored National Labor Union remains a testament to the resilience and determination of Black laborers striving for dignity and fairness in the workforce. The organization’s establishment highlighted the prejudice within labor unions, demonstrating Black Americans’ capacity to organize at a national level and challenge racial and economic injustices. (Courtesy photo)

The Colored National Labor Union: The Blueprint for Black Workers’ Rights

by Mya Trujillo February 26, 2025February 27, 2025

William Lucy (left), who introduced the "I Am a Man" slogan to the Memphis Sanitation Workers’ Strike of 1968, receives the “I Am a Man” award from the Rev. Dr. Johnson E. Saulsberry Jr., founder of the April 4th Foundation, in 2017. (Courtesy of Ron Baker, AFSCME)

A Labor Movement to the Mountaintop: ‘I Am a Man’ Memphis Sanitation Strike of 1968

by Jada Ingleton February 26, 2025February 27, 2025

Chris Smalls is founder of The Congress of Essential Workers, organizer of the Amazon Labor Union. He met with President Joe Biden shortly after successfully organizing a union at an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island, New York, who said he was “looking forward” to their organizing efforts. (Courtesy photo)

Chris Smalls: Amazon Labor Union Co-Founder

by Richard D. Elliott February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

A. Philip Randolph was a pioneering Black labor leader who extensively worked for civil rights for African Americans. (Courtesy of American Friends Service Committee)

A. Philip Randolph: Black Labor Leader Pioneer

by James Wright Jr. February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

Hattie Canty was the first Black woman elected to lead a culinary worker’s union, and her tenure included the longest strike in American labor history. She also opened a Culinary Training Center that is still operating to this day. (Courtesy photo)

Hattie Canty: One of America’s Greatest Strike Leaders

by Richard D. Elliott February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

Although African American labor movements have led to historic victories and progress in Black communities and nationwide, the fight for true justice continues. (Courtesy photo)

Celebrating African American Labor Movements

by Micha Green February 26, 2025February 26, 2025

Alvin F. Poussaint, shown here during an interview with the National Visionary Leadership Project, was a psychiatrist who provided medical care to civil rights activists in 1960s Mississippi and later became a national authority on the effects of racism on Black mental health. (Screenshot courtesy of National Visionary Leadership Project)

Alvin F. Poussaint, Civil Rights Advocate and Leading Voice on Black Mental Health, Dies at 90

by WI Web Editor February 25, 2025February 25, 2025

“A Spring Scene Near Richmond, Virginia,” published in Harper’s Weekly May 21, 1870. African American agricultural laborers have been critical to providing paths toward freedom, innovation and prosperity. (Courtesy Photo/Slavery Images)

Mimi’s Musings: Agricultural Work Creates

by Micha Green February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

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