Low-wage workers are reviving Dr. King's 1968 Poor People's CampaignBy Renata SagoMay 08, 2018Courtesy of Steve PaveyLow-wage workers have jobs, but many still live in poverty. So thousands of them, along with clergy and activists, are working to try and change that. POSTED IN: poverty Poor People's Campaign blacks workers Memphis Dr. Martin Luther King Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ListenreadDownloadDownload
Why you rarely hear the “I Have a Dream” speech in fullBy Renata SagoJanuary 15, 2018POSTED IN: business copyright copyright law Martin Luther King Jr. speech ListenreadDownloadDownload
Civil rights tourism sees more demand and destinationsBy Renata SagoJanuary 12, 2018Renata Sago/MarketplaceFrom new attractions in Atlanta to a U.S. Civil Rights Trail, tourism around civil rights history is growing.POSTED IN: life Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. civil rights tourism Atlanta South history ListenreadDownloadDownload
Uneven economic development marks South LA neighborhoods hit hardest by '92 riotsBy Libby DenkmannApril 28, 2017Libby Denkmann/MarketplaceA few areas are caught up in a real estate boom. But the community still bears scars from 25 years ago.POSTED IN: riots rioting Rodney King South LA ListenreadDownloadDownload
Days off to volunteer is an increasingly attractive benefit for workersBy Erika BerasJanuary 16, 2017POSTED IN: Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Day volunteering ListenreadDownloadDownload
The new CoverGirl is actually a boyBy Jed KimOctober 12, 2016Instagram/CoverGirlCoverBoy? He refers to himself as a CoverGirl, so we will too. POSTED IN: cosmetics men's makeup covergirl Jamie Ross Laurie Graham King ListenreadDownloadDownload
Education Secretary says new FAFSA filing date should improve the financial aid processBy David BrancaccioSeptember 30, 2016Mark Wilson/Getty ImagesProspective college students will be able to turn in their FAFSA forms starting Oct. 1. POSTED IN: U.S. Department of Education fafsa John King college ListenreadDownloadDownload
Burger King Mac 'n Cheetos are a thingBy Tony WagnerJune 22, 2016Courtesy: Burger KingThe cheesy arms race has only begun.POSTED IN: cheetos Burger King fast food Taco Bell Frito-Lay ListenreadDownloadDownload
Bankruptcy looms for biggest coal-miner in U.S.By Scott TongMarch 17, 2016Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesPeabody Energy may join several other coal companies in bankruptcy court as coal demand and prices fall.POSTED IN: coal king coal bankruptcy energy ListenreadDownloadDownload
