Chicago

Harry Gaynor: fighter for open housing, social justice

October 7, 2005

Harry Gaynor, a longtime fighter for peace and justice, died in Chicago on Aug. 19 of heart failure. He was 90. Born in 1914 in Brooklyn, N.Y., of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants, Gaynor’s family moved to Chicago...

The legacy of Patricia Jonnie Lumpkin Ellis

September 23, 2005 By Special to People’s World

Until her illness, Pat Ellis remained a community activist. She was a community representative on the Labor-Community Coalition to Save Our Schools. She served as organizational secretary of the Illinois Communist Party for many years.

From Emmett Till to Harold Washington: Arlene Brigham: foot soldier for equality

August 12, 2005 By John Bachtell

CHICAGO — Arlene Brigham’s eyes still blaze when she talks about Emmett Till. At 88 years old she can still vividly recall the pain and outrage surrounding the lynching of the 14-year-old African American on Aug....

Protests shake up Chicago Fire Dept.

April 9, 2004 By Curly Cohen And Lance Cohn

CHICAGO – The city’s first African American fire commissioner in the 150-year history of the Chicago Fire Department (CFD) was appointed April 1 after weeks of mounting protest against a series of racist slurs on the...

Ish Flory, A lifetime champion of equality

August 9, 2002 By Carolyn Black And Bill Appelhans

In Chicago the month of August is a special time for the residents of the South Side. Every year on the second Saturday of that month the community celebrates its past, its present and its future...