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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

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

“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

John Boyd Jr. is a fourth-generation farmer and founder and CEO of the National Black Farmers Association. (Courtesy Photo/JohnBoydJr.com)

John Boyd Jr. Fights for Those in the Black Farm Industry

by James Wright Jr. February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

George Washington Carver was one of America’s most distinguished scientists during the first half of the 20th century. (Courtesy of Biography)

George Washington Carver: More Than the Peanut Man

by James Wright Jr. February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

Dr. Booker T. Whatley Sows Roots in Modern Agricultural Movement

by Jada Ingleton February 19, 2025February 19, 2025

**FILE** Aiming to birth a new generation of agriculturists to help improve local health outcomes in underserved communities, University of the District of Columbia (UDC) is providing a bevy of agricultural training through innovative programming. (Robert R. Roberts/The Washington Informer)

UDC Sows Seeds of Growth Across D.C. Communities

by Lindiwe Vilakazi February 19, 2025February 26, 2025