Lou Bortz
CLEVELAND – Longtime Communist Party activist Lou Bortz died here Aug. 16. He was 92 years old.
James Herndon,1925-2002
James Herndon, progressive attorney and lifelong social activist, died Sept. 17. He was 77 years old. Jim, as he was known to his friends and family, was a man of keen intellect and deep commitment to social causes affecting the lives of the African Diaspora and working people of all colors.
Brazils Lula is victorious
On Oct. 27, the overwhelming majority of Brazilians awarded Luiz Inacio da Silva, known by all as Lula, with a resounding victory in the nation’s presidential elections.

