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Today in women’s history: Ding Ling, forgotten Chinese author, remembered

March 4, 2015 By Special to People’s World

On this date in 1986, the writer Ding Ling, a champion of women's rights, died. Born as Jiang Bingzhi in Linli, Hunan province, China.

U.S.: Ferguson police routinely discriminated against African Americans

March 4, 2015 By Eric Tucker

An investigation released today finds sweeping patterns of racial bias within the Ferguson, Missouri, police department.

Parsing race, politics, and pot in Florida

March 2, 2015 By Ben Markeson

A Florida legislator has reintroduced a bill Feb. 24 to legalize recreational marijuana use in the state.

People lobby for police accountability bill filed in Maryland state legislature

March 2, 2015 By Cindy Farquhar

It's a sign of the effectiveness of protests that have occurred here - as well as nationwide - against police killings of unarmed African Americans.

Youth march and African American History Celebration inspire struggle

February 27, 2015 By Lisa Bergmann

Before the march, participants gathered to make a "peace pledge," writing the name of a loved one lost to violence, or a message of peace, on a red felt heart.