African American
Why Chicago’s Black Ensemble Theater matters: Creativity in the age of Trump
December 31, 2016Celebrating 40 years of Chicago's Black Ensemble Theater, the only theater in the U.S. whose mission is to eradicate racism.
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Remembering Claudia Jones, Communist leader who spoke for black women
December 24, 2016Jones’ analysis of black women’s oppression and her vision of black women as political activists remain meaningful even a half-century after her death.
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Remembering Shirley Chisholm
November 30, 2016According to Chisholm: “You don’t make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas.”
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Gwen Ifill, 61: PBS journalist
November 18, 2016“We can’t expect the world to get better by itself,” she said. “We have to create something we can leave the next generation.”
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Quill Pettway, 94: A giant laid to rest
January 20, 2015Quill Pettway, labor organizer and civil rights pioneer was part of a generation of Communists and radicals who made Detroit's rich labor and civil rights history.
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