Treston Davis-Faulkner, rest in power
National Field Director of Jobs With Justice, Davis-Faulkner was a fierce advocate for dignity, justice and self-determination for all people.
Flora Hommel, 87: life as a labor of love
Besides being the founder of the Childbirth Without Pain Education Association, her work touched on so many areas ... health, women, city politics, world politics.
Louise Koszalka dies at 100
Louise (Jones) Ferragut Koszalka, May 12, 1914, to Oct. 31, 2014, passed away peacefully at home with her family.
Civil rights radical Yuri Kochiyama dies at age 93
Yuri Kochiyama died June 1 in Berkeley, Calif., at age 93. The lifelong champion of civil rights catapulted to national attention under tragic circumstances.
Author, poet, activist Maya Angelou dies at age 86
Angelou, a Renaissance woman and cultural pioneer, died Wednesday morning at her home in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, her son, Guy B. Johnson, said in a statement.
Amiri Baraka: 1934 - 2014
"He did for the English syntax what Monk did with the chord. He was an original."
Honoring Grace Bassett, lifelong drum major for justice
Our dear Grace was one of those drum majors for freedom and peace and we loved her for that.
Carl Reinstein, fighter for workers, equality, dies at 96
Carl Reinstein, life long activist for labor, civil rights, and peace, passed away May 12 at age 96.
Will Parry, labor and retiree advocate, 1920-2013
Will Parry," a warrior for working people for more than seven decades," died May 13 at the age of 93.
Berkeley celebrates life of councilmember Maudelle Shirek
A crowd packed Berkeley City Hall to celebrate the life of Maudelle Shirek, an extraordinary woman dubbed "the conscience of the council."
