Today in Labor History: Paul Robeson dies
On January 23, 1976, noted singer and actor Paul Robeson died in Philadelphia.Robeson was also a legendary civil rights and peace leader and athlete.
Gerda Lerner, pioneering scholar of women's, African-American history
Gerda Lerner, whose life went from Jewish radical activist in Austria to refugee from Nazism to prominent U.S. historian, passed away in Madison, Wisc., at the age of 92, this month.
Today in labor history: Prince Hall, revolutionary abolitionist, dies
Prince Hall, revolutionary, abolitionist and Masonic leader, died in Boston on Dec. 4, 1807.
Black Caucus meet: “Vote like you never did before!”
Some 10,000 participants from all over the country gathered here at the Congressional Black Caucus annual meeting earlier this month to listen, discuss and speak their minds.
Plan to help minority males unveiled
A state Assembly committee has put together a comprehensive picture of the challenges faced by these young people.
Are Asian American voters being ignored?
A poll of Asian Americans revealed that neither Democrats nor Republicans are doing much to tap into one of the fastest growing populations.
NAACP fighting “battles we thought we had won”
As the theme for this year's convention, "NAACP: Your Power, Your Decision - VOTE," indicated, the attack on voting rights has become a critical issue.
"We have made a way when there was no way"
Juneteenth is increasingly becoming a festive day across the United States.
VIDEO Depicted as gorilla, African American doctor sues UCLA for racism
A respected African American faculty surgeon filed a racial discrimination suit against the UCLA Medical Center and UC Regents after they refused to take action on blatant acts of racism.
Progressive alliance charts new course for Latin America
Over 250 people, including students, teaches, unionists, and political activists, attended the two-day conference on this city's north side.
