Black History
St. Louis says farewell to Jim Wilkerson, Black labor leader and CBTU founder
November 8, 2024Wilkerson was part of a larger nationwide movement against racism and for equality within largely white skilled trades.
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Afro-Puerto Rican Communist Jesús Colón: A bio-musical highlights his HUAC hearing
November 7, 2024Renowned, revered writer and activist Jesús Colón (1901-74), remembered as “Father of the Nuyorican Movement,” stars as the central character in The Red Rose.
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On his centennial, an estimation of James Baldwin’s enduring power and influence
August 2, 2024From his early encounter with communists and other progressive political activists, Baldwin knew that his experience was not limited to African Americans but was intrinsic to capitalism and imperialism.
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‘I’m a Black Communist woman’: Charlene Mitchell on running for the White House
August 1, 2024“I refuse to believe that, in the majority, even in the South, my fellow Americans are so anti-Black.”
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Peoria honors civil rights leader Ernestine Jackson in Juneteenth celebrations
June 28, 2024There’s no single title that can cover the breadth of all that Jackson did throughout her life.
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