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The 1968 Memphis Sanitation workers strike changed the course of history. (Courtesy of AFSCME)

Black Experience, Black History, Stacy M. Brown

AFSCME Campaign Engage Young People of Color Ahead of 2020 Election

by Stacy M. Brown May 1, 2019December 21, 2021

A District-headquartered employees’ union has launched an interactive campaign to engage young people of color ahead of the 2020 election.

Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy still affects multitudes of people around the world. (Courtesy of Democracy Now)

SAUNDERS: MLK’s Dream on the Ballot

by WI Guest Author August 29, 2018October 31, 2020

The 1968 Memphis Sanitation workers strike changed the course of history. (Courtesy of AFSCME)

D Kevin McNeir, MLK Memorial Issue, Supplements

Memphis 1968 Sanitation Workers Honored by NAACP

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor January 17, 2018October 31, 2020

Rep. John Lewis (second from right), with activist Roy Wilkins of the NAACP (left), the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and labor leader A. Philip Randolph

SAUNDERS: The False Slogan of Right to Work — An Attack on Worker Freedom

by WI Guest Author December 13, 2017October 31, 2020

Labor Group Withdraws UNCF Support Over Koch Gift

by Washington Informer July 15, 2014October 30, 2020

Union Pulls Black College Support After Koch Gift

by Washington Informer July 11, 2014October 30, 2020