On Martin Luther King Day, Janet Yellen Say Economy Is Unfair To African-Americans.

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On Martin Luther King Day, Janet Yellen Say Economy Is Unfair To African-Americans.

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ATLANTA (AP) — The U.S. economy “has never worked fairly for Black Americans — or, really, for any American of color,” Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said in a speech delivered Monday, one of many by national leaders acknowledging unmet needs for racial equality on Martin Luther King Day.

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Major events for the holiday also included the annual Martin Luther King Jr. service at the slain civil rights leader’s Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, whose senior pastor, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock, was hosting Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and other politicians.

Monday would have been the 93rd birthday of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., who was just 39 when he was assassinated in 1968 while helping sanitation workers strike for better pay and workplace safety in Memphis, Tennessee.

King, who delivered his historic “I Have a Dream” speech while leading the 1963 March on Washington and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964, remains one of the world’s most beloved figures. He considered racial equality inseparable from alleviating poverty and stopping war. His insistence on nonviolent protest continues to influence activists pushing for civil rights and social change.
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Re: On Martin Luther King Day, Janet Yellen Say Economy Is Unfair To African-Americans.

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Hope she’s stepped up her security detail. Given how off-the-rails white conservatism is, she will need it.
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I'm waiting for Faux to Ms. Yellen resign her office and take back those ugly comments....
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