Labor Day

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Harris meets Blakes, Trump goes on attack in Labor Day blitz

Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris met the family of a Wisconsin man shot by police last month to kick

Noreen Nasir, Alexandra Jaffe and Kathleen Ronayne, The Associated Press / September 7, 2020

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Arrest made in murder of 22-year-old graduate student Tiarah Poyau

NEW YORK (AP) — A man has been arrested in one of two fatal shootings that cast a pall over

TheGrio Staff / September 8, 2016

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Female admirer interrupts President Obama's speech: 'You're still handsome'

BOSTON (AP) — Courting unions on Labor Day, President Barack Obama denounced Republicans for a “constant attack on working Americans”

TheGrio Staff / September 9, 2015

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President Obama observes Labor Day, extends paid leave for employees of federal contractors

WASHINGTON (AP) — Showing solidarity with workers on Labor Day, President Barack Obama will sign an executive order Monday requiring

TheGrio Staff / September 7, 2015

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KKK holding Labor Day cross burning, have asked supporters to bring their children

theGRIO REPORT - The Klu Klux Klan will be hosting a weekend of Labor Day festivities later this year -

Richard Scott Brookshire III / July 5, 2015

Inspiration

Remembering the legacy of A. Phillip Randolph on Labor Day

theGRIO REPORT - Although today Dr. King’s iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech often symbolizes the March for many, it

Ronda Racha Penrice / September 2, 2013

Business

Fast food workers strike for a living wage to support their families

theGRIO REPORT - On this Labor Day, the nation is witnessing a new movement to improve the living standards of

David A. Love / September 2, 2013