U.S.
African-American North Carolina voting rights activist dies
December 10, 2018Rosanell Eaton, an African-American voting rights activist who successfully helped challenge voting restrictions supported by North Carolina Republicans, has died. She was 97.
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This week in history: Pearl Harbor antecedents, the attack, consequences
December 7, 2018This remains relevant as we remember the attack and also the horrific internment of Japanese Americans that followed it.
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San Francisco Marriott workers celebrate new contract
December 6, 2018Some 2,500 workers at seven Marriott hotels here are celebrating victory after their hard-fought two-month strike against the giant hotel chain.
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Arkansas’ capital city elects black mayor for first time
December 5, 2018A banking executive and former highway commissioner became the first African-American elected to lead Arkansas’ capital six decades after it was the center of a school desegregation crisis.
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Former NYC Health Commissioner Mary Bassett to headline People’s World awards luncheon
December 4, 2018On Sunday, December 9, 2018, The New York Friends of People’s World will hold their annual “Better World Awards” luncheon.
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