activism
Today in black history: Civil rights pioneer Claudia Jones is born
February 15, 2013Jones died in exile in Great Britain in 1964 at the age of 49, her health weakened from imprisonment in the U.S. because of her political activism.
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Avondale shipyard story could get a happy ending
February 7, 2013The long struggle by thousands of Avondale shipyard workers here to save their jobs appears to have been successful.
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Immigration reform fight begins in earnest
February 5, 2013The move for reform has been spearheaded by undocumented youth themselves, but also includes Obama, sections of the Democratic Party, labor, churches and other community organizations.
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Faith groups to Publix: Fairness for farmworkers
February 5, 2013"Knowing that our brothers and sisters who are farmworkers are not being treated fairly - their working conditions are abhorrent, we're standing with them today."
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Today in history: Civil rights activist Rosa Parks born 100 years ago
February 4, 2013In honor of the centennial of the birth of Rosa Parks, we are rerunning the following People's World article, "Rosa Parks: courageous fighter for justice, " by Debbie Bell.
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