Obituary
Etta James and Johnny Otis: R & B Revolutionaries
January 26, 2012Two Los Angeles-based legends of Rhythm & Blues passed away last week: Etta James and Johnny Otis.
Read moreLorenzo Torrez, copper miner, Communist leader, dies at 84
January 9, 2012Lorenzo Torrez, leader of the Communist Party, a staunch yet quiet spoken fighter for union rights and Mexican American equality, died New Years Day in Tucson.
Read moreLeo Fichtenbaum, lifelong drum major for justice, dies
December 15, 2011As a teenager and a member of the Young Communist League, he was active in the struggle to free the Scottsboro Boys and helped to organize the fur workers.
Read moreEdward Elkind, lifelong peace activist, dies
December 1, 2011Edward H. Elkind, 81, a Marxist activist and teacher who also worked as a computer programmer and advocated such causes as D.C. home rule, rent control, public housing and public health clinics, died Oct. 8.
Read moreElouise Cobell, leader of landmark Native American lawsuit, dies at 65
October 19, 2011Cobell is especially honored for her role as the lead plaintiff in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit charging the U.S. government with cheating Native Americans.
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