Author

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad

Dedrick Asante-Muhammad is the chief of Race, Wealth, and Community at the National Community Reinvestment Coalition.

Commentary

King’s lifetime saw substantial economic progress for Black Americans. It has slowed to a crawl.

By: and - January 15, 2024

This January marks what would have been Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s 95th birthday. Nearly a century after the late civil rights leader’s birth, it’s a good time to reflect on the work still to be done. Just over 60 years ago, in his famous “I Have A Dream” speech at the 1963 March on […]