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This week in history: Women’s Liberation goes public at Miss America protest

September 5, 2018 By Special to People’s World

The demonstration was attended by about 400 feminists, and separately by civil rights advocates.

California’s fiery former Congressman Ron Dellums dies at 82

August 2, 2018 By Associated Press

"He always told us don't measure our decisions by what is politically expedient but to just ask one question: Is it the right thing to do?"

Government reopens case of Emmett Till, Black youth murdered in 1955

July 12, 2018 By Jay Reeves

The Justice Department told Congress in a report it is reinvestigating Till’s slaying after receiving “new information.”

New Poor People’s Campaign goes to the halls of Congress

June 25, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

They demand an end to racism, poverty, ecological devastation, and war.

The fight against racist and political repression continues 45 years later

June 21, 2018 By Chauncey K. Robinson

"When we say 'survivors' we acknowledge their capacity to resist, and their strength to continue to fight against the conditions that led to the violence inflicted on them.”