African-American History Month

The legacy of Patricia Jonnie Lumpkin Ellis
September 23, 2005 By Special to People’s World
Until her illness, Pat Ellis remained a community activist. She was a community representative on the Labor-Community Coalition to Save Our Schools. She served as organizational secretary of the Illinois Communist Party for many years.
Read more
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...
Read more