They've been interwined for much of the time I've studied Labor rights. Owners and Bosses have always tried to use color and gender to divide us, unions stood up and integrated because they knew that together we are strong.

So, when I got this in my e-mail from UNITE-HERE, I cried, had a moment of silence and then started to write away.

Statement from UNITE HERE on the Passing of Reverend James E. Orange, Civil Rights Leader and Union Organizer

UNITE HERE mourns the loss of Rev. James E. Orange, a leader in the civil rights and labor movements and a fighter for working people.

"James was the real connection between the labor and civil rights movements in the South," explains UNITE HERE General President Bruce Raynor. "He personally built the bridge between the two movements for progressive change in the Southern States from the 1960s through today. Person by person, meeting by meeting, march by march, thousands of current and former UNITE HERE members owe James a debt for helping organize workers, win fights and inspire us all."

May your journey to your next life be as inspired as your life.

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I know what I'm planning to do this Friday at noon!!

, February 22
A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom
12 noon, AFL-CIO, Gompers Room, FREE
The Attorney General of the United States called him "the most dangerous Negro in America." He forced President Roosevelt to integrate the armed forces, won the first-ever contract for a Black union and was the moving force behind the historic 1963 March on Washington. In celebration of Black History Month, the DC Labor FilmFest will show the 1996 documentary "A. Philip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom."

This should be a highlight of my week!!

DC hosts a movie a month then a full on Labor film series in October. For more info, check out their site.

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