Jobs and Freedom Scholarship Winners Honored at AFL-CIO Convention
The 2013 winners of the Dreams of Jobs and Freedom Scholarship were honored today at the AFL-CIO Convention. For the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech, the AFL-CIO and Union Plus awarded $300,000 in scholarships to help graduating high school seniors realize their dreams of a college education. More than 600 students applied and 60 $5,000 scholarships were awarded.
