Democracy Dies in Darkness

A memo for the ‘invisible class’ seeking financial liberation

January 13, 2018 at 12:09 p.m. EST
Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. fought and died for the less fortunate. When King was killed, he was in Memphis to support striking sanitation workers who were fighting for better pay and working conditions. (Branden Camp/AP)

Have you ever felt like you didn't get the memo?

I'm talking about a life instruction sheet that lays out what you should do to get ahead, especially economically.

On Jan. 15, we celebrate the work of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., a civil rights icon who fought and died for the less fortunate. When King was killed, he was in Memphis to support striking sanitation workers who were fighting for better pay and working conditions.