Obituary
Esther Jackson, 105: Life reflected the 20th century struggle for equality
August 30, 2022Her central roles in the Southern Negro Youth Congress, the Civil Rights Congress, the Committee to Defend Negro Leadership, and Freedomways Magazine have cemented her role in history.
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Retired longtime AFSCME President Gerald McEntee dies at 87
July 12, 2022Among his many achievements was his leading role in killing attempts by George W. Bush to privatize Social Security.
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Angy Lebowitz—fighter for equality, peace, socialism—dies at 101
April 27, 2022There is an old Communist Party saying that describes Angy: “Leading from the ranks.” She never aspired to any leadership role, yet her understanding of the class struggle, of racist and sexist oppression, was razor-keen.
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Tucson mourns Jon Miles, one of its favorite activists
March 21, 2022For 25 years he greeted everyone attending Salt of the Earth Labor College.
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Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives
January 24, 2022Sidney Poitier was the rare performer who really did change lives, who embodied possibilities once absent from the movies.
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