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This week in history: Tommie Smith, John Carlos and the 1968 Olympics Black Power Salute

October 15, 2018 By Special to People’s World

After 50 years, this is still a story needing to be remembered—“a story of encouragement, of knowledge of history."

Kaepernick honored with medal named after U.S. Communist W.E.B. Du Bois

October 12, 2018 By Ben Cowles

The W.E.B. Du Bois medal is awarded by Harvard "to individuals in the U.S. and around the globe in recognition of their contributions to African and African-American culture and the life of the mind.”

Cuba’s 150-year struggle for freedom

October 10, 2018 By Ollie Hopkins

Today, Cuba celebrates a century and a half since the start of its revolutionary process against slavery and colonialism.

Baseball postseason in the Daily Worker – 80 years ago

October 9, 2018 By Special to People’s World

Before you settle in to see what Boston has lined up tonight, take a look at the postseason 80 years ago.

Mexican students remember a massacre and its meaning for today

October 3, 2018 By David Bacon

Every year on Oct. 2 thousands of Mexican students pour into the streets of Mexico City in memory of the hundreds of students who were gunned down by their own government in 1968.