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Watch: Hip Hop Artist Gives Boost to Green Jobs, Builds on MLK Legacy

Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, AlterNet. January 18, 2010.

Dr. King did not know green-collar jobs or the clean-energy economy. But the principles of equality, justice and opportunity remain the same.

Dems Nominate Obama, Unify and Transform the Party

John Nichols, TheNation.com. August 28, 2008.

A hundred years ago, Dems questioned whether to take a stand against lynching. Today, Obama's nomination completes a long process of transformation.

Who Passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

Nicolaus Mills, Dissent Magazine. February 22, 2008.

The Clinton/Obama debate over who deserves credit for the Civil Rights Act has died down. But a history lesson is in order.

MLK Day Required Reading

Tom Levenson, December 31, 1969.

MLK’s Daughter: My Father Would Have Supported The 99 Percent Movement

Alex Seitz-Wald, December 31, 1969.