This year, for Black History Month, we're looking at a group of leaders who are currently active in making Black history across the labor movement. Check back for a new profile and meet some of the people working to improve the conditions for working people in their community and across the country. Today's profile is Kendrick Roberson.
Kendrick Roberson, a member of AFGE Local 2429, is an adjunct professor at the prestigious Pepperdine University in Malibu, California. He is the chair of AFGE's National YOUNG committee and is heavily involved in political and legislative issues, primarily the Black Lives Matter movement, through his advocacy and activism. In his private life, Roberson is a doctoral candidate at the University of Southern California. Roberson also previously spent time as a Department of Defense steward.