Monday’s MLK Day March Through Center City Puts Next Generation of Leaders in Spotlight
Some
of the leaders who helped lead Monday’s “MLK DARE” march
include (left to right), Rev. Greg Holston, POWER; Paul Winston Cange,
PURP; Raphael Curtis, Fight for 15 (min.wage); Leslie MacFadyen,
Ferguson Response Network; Diane Isser, 15 Now; Tamara Anderson,
Caucus for Working Educators; Bishop Dwayne Royster, POWER;
and Rev. Mark Tyler, POWER. All of these leaders are featured on the
podcast.
include (left to right), Rev. Greg Holston, POWER; Paul Winston Cange,
PURP; Raphael Curtis, Fight for 15 (min.wage); Leslie MacFadyen,
Ferguson Response Network; Diane Isser, 15 Now; Tamara Anderson,
Caucus for Working Educators; Bishop Dwayne Royster, POWER;
and Rev. Mark Tyler, POWER. All of these leaders are featured on the
podcast.
PHILADELPHIA
(CBS) — The “Reclaim MLK Day” march on Monday
drew more than 7,000 people for a day of activism and protest in the
streets of center city Philadelphia. It was one of the largest Rev.
Martin Luther King holiday demonstrations Philadelphia has seen in
years.And the organizers of that march are not the names usually associated with traditional civic leadership in Philadelphia
.When it comes to civil rights and politics in Philadelphia, you’re probably used to hearing from groups like the Philadelphia NAACP, the Black Clergy, or activist politicians. But the “Reclaim MLK Day March and Rally” on Monday revealed a new leadership guard that’s growing in power
.For full story go to: http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/
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