African Americans – Page 42

Selma 2015: a massive gathering but a long march ahead

March 16, 2015 By Dan Brent

What perilous choices stood before the country in 1965 and what perilous choices stand before us today?

Selma commemoration a testimonial to victory of struggle

March 12, 2015 By Stewart Acuff

"What a glorious task we are given," said Obama. "We know the march is not yet over, the race not yet won. Change depends on what we do."

Today in women’s history: “A Raisin in the Sun” opens in 1959

March 11, 2015 By Special to People’s World

The Lorraine Hansberry drama "A Raisin in the Sun" opened at New York City's Ethel Barrymore Theater on March 11, 1959.

Claudia Jones Communist, anti-racist and feminist

March 10, 2015 By Mary Davis

Paying tribute to Claudia Jones, activist and tireless fighter for working-class women.

Tens of thousands mark Selma’s “Bloody Sunday” voting rights march

March 9, 2015 By Combined Sources

America's racial history "still casts its long shadow upon us," Obama said Saturday as he stood in solidarity and remembrance with civil rights activists.