Poor People’s Campaign
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Alonzo Smith, Prominent D.C.-Area Civil Rights Activist, Dies at 79
Alonzo Smith, a venerable social justice activist who participated in a mobilizing call with the Poor People's Campaign, and whose…
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MALVEAUX: Will You Answer the Call for Moral Revival?
I cannot overstate my tremendous admiration for Rev. William Barber.
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JESSE JACKSON: Mobilizing the Poor People’s Campaign
Last week in Washington, the powers that be heard from a vital new democratic force in this country.
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WILLIAMS: A Moral Agenda
Fifty years after Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the 1968 Poor People's Campaign declared that "silence is betrayal," the…
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Disney, Stieglitz and Others Criticize Excesses of Billionaires and Uber-Wealthy
Disney Heiress Abigail Disney is the latest critic of the vast disparity between workers and business executives to level intense…
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Marian Wright Edelman Steps Down as President of Children’s Defense Fund
Marian Wright Edelman, a lifelong advocate for children, the poor and civil rights, will transition from president of the Children's…
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HOWELL: Want Good Jobs? Elect Candidates Who Support Working Families
We are making our voices heard and are ready to begin building an America where that vision is reality.
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UAW Leader on Civil Rights and Black Labor
Much is known about many aspects of the history of the civil rights movement in America. However, the International Union,…
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MALVEAUX: Shackled for Praying
Faith and prayer have been the backbone of the African-American community since we came upon these shores.
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Rev. Barber Leads Thousands in Civil Disobedience in Around Nation
Thousands gathered at the U.S. Capitol and at capitol buildings in more than 30 cities across the nation this week…
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