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'We are ... building a country where Black lives matter in every aspect of society,' organizer says
NEW YORK — Organizers of a national workers strike say tens of thousands are set to walk off the job Monday in more than two dozen U.S. cities to protest systemic racism and economic inequality that has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.
Dubbed the “Strike for Black Lives,” labor unions, along with social and racial justice organizations from New York City to Los Angeles, will participate in a range of planned actions. Where work stoppages are not possible for a full day, participants will either picket during a lunch break or observe moments of silence to honor Black lives lost to police violence, organizers said.
D.C. council candidate Marcus Goodwin shares his thoughts on calls to remove the Emancipation Memorial statue in the nation's capital and the overall conversation about racial and economic equity in America.
NEW YORK — Organizers of a national workers strike say tens of thousands are set to walk off the job Monday in more than two dozen U.S. cities to protest systemic racism and economic inequality that has only worsened during the coronavirus pandemic.
Dubbed the “Strike for Black Lives,” labor unions, along with social and racial justice organizations from New York City to Los Angeles, will participate in a range of planned actions. Where work stoppages are not possible for a full day, participants will either picket during a lunch break or observe moments of silence to honor Black lives lost to police violence, organizers said.
D.C. council candidate Marcus Goodwin shares his thoughts on calls to remove the Emancipation Memorial statue in the nation's capital and the overall conversation about racial and economic equity in America.
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