65th Anniversary of the Enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1957

The Civil Rights Act of 1957 was the first federal civil rights legislation passed by the United States Congress since the Civil Rights Act of 1875. The bill was passed by the 85th United States Congress and signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on September 9, 1957.

MLK Jr. on the linked fate of the civil rights & labor movements

As we celebrate Labor Day […], let’s remember that [Martin Luther] King [Jr.] was committed to building bridges between the civil rights and labor movements.

WKBW article on Embracing Buffalo

It’s been nearly three months since ten victims were murdered at the Tops Market on Jefferson Avenue in Buffalo on May 14.

Now survivors and the community can gather together for sessions of hope, healing, and renewal.