Black History
African-American playwright August Wilson honored on ‘forever’ stamp
March 11, 2021The 44th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors playwright August Wilson (April 27, 1945-October 2, 2005), the “the theater’s poet of Black America,” who brought fresh perspectives and previously unheard voices to the American stage....
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The marvelous life of Marvel Cooke, pioneer Black woman journalist
March 8, 2021At the intersection of African American History and Women’s History months is a long list of Black women who have made history in many fields. Prominent among them is Marvel Cooke.
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Connecticut People’s World Black History event: ‘Building the Third Reconstruction’
March 4, 2021This year's event was the 47th installment of the annual Connecticut celebration.
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‘We’re Not Going Back’: New York celebrates Black History Month
March 4, 2021The People's World 'We're Not Going Back' Black History celebration and the Conservative Political Action Conference took place on the same evening, but the two events came from different worlds.
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Getting it right on Hampton, the Panthers, and ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’
March 2, 2021Joe Sims makes the case that a recent People's World film review missed the mark on some important historical details.
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