Black History
How to organize a union: ‘The Porter’ and Black service industry militancy
July 6, 2022A joint production of the public Canadian Broadcasting Company and BET+, 'The Porter,' about the organization of the first Black union in North America, is exactly the series we need right now.
Read moreGay baseball star Glenn Burke: What could have been, except for…
June 17, 2022Andrew Maraniss’s superb biography, Singled Out: The True Story of Glenn Burke, gives a full and insightful account of the life of the first openly gay professional baseball player.
Read moreBy whitewashing U.S. history, Republicans do the Klan’s work
March 9, 2022The latest from People's World cartoonist Greg Kearney.
Read moreSix-Triple-Eight: The Black women of America’s WWII postal battalion
March 8, 2022The end of Black History month and the beginning of Women's History month makes the perfect time to revisit an episode from World War II.
Read moreMaking Good Trouble in Connecticut: Event celebrates Black history, honors activist Art Perlo
March 7, 202248th annual event promotes teaching Black history, honors longtime Connecticut freedom fighter.
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