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Back to its roots after 85 years: CPUSA will paint Chicago red July 1

February 4, 2005 By Susan Webb

“With pride in our unity and fighting spirit,” the National Committee of the Communist Party USA has kicked off preparations for its 28th national convention, July 1–3, under the slogans, “The people can win! Defeat the...

Hip hop for the people

January 28, 2005

NEWARK, N.J. – Ras Baraka, an educator and deputy mayor of Newark, announced the founding of Hip Hop for the P.E.O.P.L.E. at a recent press conference. Comedian Bill Cosby and numerous hip hop artists and producers...

Si Gerson, 95, journalist and electoral expert

January 28, 2005 By Joelle Fishman

Simon W. Gerson, veteran journalist and legendary fighter for working class political representation, died on Dec. 26, 2004 in Brooklyn, N.Y., at 95. A member of the national committee of the Communist Party USA, Gerson’s activism...

Day of Reckoning chronicles lives of Lucy and Albert Parsons

January 28, 2005

Review NEW YORK — Talented young African American playwright Melody Cooper’s historical drama, “Day of Reckoning,” chronicles the lives of famed anarchist and freed slave, Lucy Parsons, and her husband, Albert, a former Confederate soldier. The...

Shirley Chisholm: Unbought & Unbossed

January 28, 2005 By Special to People’s World

1972 was an extraordinary year. Richard Nixon was president, running for his second, ill-fated term. The voting age had just changed from 21 to 18, and millions of new voters were expected at the polls. The...