Reverend Al Sharpton, founder and president of the National Action Network, hosted his organization’s annual breakfast honoring Martin Luther King Jr. Among those in attendance and receiving…
414 viewsAdvocates gathered to honor the 60th anniversary of the March on Washington at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. Speakers included public officials, businesspersons, entertainers, uni…
4,719 viewsThe National Action Network (NAN) held its annual breakfast to honor and celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Several people were honored for their work on civil rights including former Hou…
2,169 viewsVoting rights advocates held the “March On for Washington and Voting Rights” rally to call for the passage of federal voting legislation and statehood for the District of Columbia. Among tho…
2,207 viewsHistorian Taylor Branch, author of a trilogy of books on the civil rights era, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning Parting the Waters: America in the King Years, 1954-63, spoke about the li…
1,762 viewsFormer President Bill Clinton and civil rights leaders gathered to honor and mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day at a breakfast hosted by the National Action Network (NAN) in Washington, DC. Pre…
968 viewsA ceremony commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.'s “Mountaintop” speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis the night before his assassination. In the speech, he reaffirmed his dedication to nonvi…
3,346 viewsCongressional Democrats, including House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (MD) and Senators Mark Warner (VA), Chris Van Hollen (MD), and Ben Cardin (MD), participated in a rally held by the AFL-C…
1,468 viewsThe Democratic National Committee held its summer meeting in Chicago. Members voted to make significant changes to the 2020 presidential nominating process, reducing the influence of party s…
1,415 viewsThe Democratic National Committee held its summer meeting in Chicago. Members voted to make significant changes to the 2020 presidential nominating process, reducing the influence of party s…
24 viewsDemocratic members of Congress and union leaders held a press conference on mandatory union fees following the 5-4 Supreme Court decision in Janus v. AFSCME which found that states cannot re…
5,912 viewsAmerican Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) President Lee Saunders talked about workforce and labor issues in the incoming Trump administration and the nomination o…
2,517 viewsDay one of the 2016 Democratic National Convention included first lady Michelle Obama, 2016 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT), and immigration advocate Astrid S…
52,471 viewsFormer campaign advisers to 2016 Democratic presidential candidates former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) talked about the future of the Democratic Part…
157 viewsThe 2016 Democratic Platform Committee met to receive the report of the Platform Drafting Committee on the proposed party platform for the upcoming national convention in Philadelphia. They …
3,220 viewsNew York City Mayor Bill De Blasio (D) held a news conference outside of the U.S. Capitol with labor leaders, Democratic lawmakers, and liberal activists to unveil his 13-point “Progressive …
982 viewsFormer Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Julian Castro, and others talked about the economy and jobs, and how cities across the U.S. were achievi…
1,638 viewsCivil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, the same spot where the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr., delivered his “I have a dream” sp…
2,844 viewsHealth care advocates and House Democratic leaders spoke to reporters about the shutdown of the federal government.
237 viewsCivil rights leaders and contemporary movement leaders spoke at the Lincoln Memorial at a “Realize the Dream” commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Fr…
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