Biden calls for elected officials to fulfill King's 'unfinished work'

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Martin Luther King Jr. would have been 93 on Monday. King's eldest son criticized Congress for failing to pass voting rights legislation. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the U.S. economy has never worked fairly for Black Americans. King knew that economic injustice was a metaphor for larger injustice, she said.

4 months ago·Washington, United States

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On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King's work

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On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King's work

ATLANTA (AP) — Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting "the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow,” President Joe Biden said Monday.

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Biden calls for elected officials to fulfill King's 'unfinished work'

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On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work

ATLANTA >> Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting “the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow,” President Joe Biden said today.

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On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King's work

Martin Luther King Day is a moment when a mirror is held up to America, the president said in a video address.

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On MLK Day, Biden says Americans must commit to King’s work

ATLANTA (AP) — Americans must commit to the unfinished work of Martin Luther King Jr., delivering jobs and justice and protecting “the sacred right to vote, a right from which all other rights flow,” President Joe Biden said Monday.Martin Luther King Day is a moment when a mirror is behing held up to America, the president said in a video address.“It’s time for every elected official in America to make it clear where they stand,” Biden said. “It…

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