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Today in black history: Actor Sidney Poitier born

February 20, 2013 By Teresa Albano

Born to Bahamian parents in Miami, Fla., while they were selling produce from their island farm, Poitier began life in humble working-class circumstances, which he never forgot.

Michigan unions battle private sector right to work law

February 20, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Disregarding a move by Michigan's GOP governor to take the issue straight to the state Supreme Court, Michigan unions sued to overturn the state's "right to work" law affecting private sector workers.

Today in black history: Du Bois organized Pan African Congress

February 19, 2013 By Special to People’s World

W.E.B. Du Bois was an early proponent of Pan-Africanism and helped organize several Pan-African Congresses to free African colonies from European powers. The first of those was on Feb. 19,1919.

Filipinos lured into “slavery” in Louisiana

February 19, 2013 By John Wojcik

Sleazy 'recruiters' lured the workers here with assurances of plenty of money, a status job and U.S. citizenship, but when they got here they became indentured servants

Join Days of Action for worker rights in Mexico

February 19, 2013 By US Labor Education in the Americas Project

Actions in the U.S. will vary from protests to delivering letters to Mexican government consulate offices.