African Americans

Black-themed films lead Progie nominations

January 16, 2014 By Ed Rampell

Riding a wave of black-themed films, movies about slavery, apartheid, and police repression dominate this year's nominations for best progressive films.

Amiri Baraka: 1934 – 2014

January 16, 2014 By Special to People’s World

"He did for the English syntax what Monk did with the chord. He was an original."

Today in labor history: Martin Luther King, Jr. born

January 15, 2014 By Special to People’s World

In a 1965 speech, King stated, "The labor movement was the principal force that transformed misery and despair into hope and progress."

“Negro Comrades of the Crown” should be required reading

January 15, 2014 By Tony Pecinovsky

Horne focuses on the reactionary nature of U.S. slavery and racism, and demonstrates the vanguard role of African Americans in the struggle for freedom.

Amiri Baraka, preeminent poet and activist, dies at age 79

January 10, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Amiri Baraka, one of the country's preeminent African American poets, playwrights and activists died Thursday at Newark's Beth Israel Hospital after a brief illness.