Trying 9/11 case here is not hatred for NYC
NEW YORK - The far-right has spearheaded an anti-Obama campaign over the plan to try Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in Manhattan. But it's all nonsense.
How the Greensboro sit-in ignited a social revolution
For us black high school students in the 1950s, it seemed like black people were always the victims. Greensboro was different.
Setting the record straight for Emmett Till
A review of "Simeon's Story, An Eyewitness Account of the Kidnapping of Emmett Till" and an interview with the author, Simeon Wright.
James and Esther Jackson and the long civil rights revolution
A celebration this week recognized the contribution of the Jacksons and the Communist Party in the struggle for African American freedom, and welcomed the new book "Red Activists and Black Freedom."
Yip Harburg, ‘Wizard of Oz’ songwriter & socialist
There is much to be told about the message of the holiday classic, "Wizard of Oz," beginning with its Oscar-winning lyricist Edgar Yipsel Harburg.
