Beatrice Lumpkin

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Beatrice Lumpkin (1918-2026) was a lifelong labor activist with laundry workers, steelworkers, and teachers. As a math professor at Malcolm X College in Chicago, she fought to restore the contributions of people of color to the educational curriculum. She served as a multicultural consultant to textbook publishers and to public schools in Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Portland, Ore. Since her youth in the 1930s until her death, she was a member of the Communist Party USA. She is the author of “Always Bring a Crowd, the Story of Frank Lumpkin Steelworker” and “Joy in the Struggle, My Life and Love.” Read a short biography of Lumpkin and see a selection of her People's World writings here.

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