Communist Party – Page 60

The marvelous life of Marvel Cooke, pioneer Black woman journalist

March 8, 2021 By Marilyn Bechtel

At 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.

Rosa Luxemburg at 150: Toward ‘a social order worthy of the human race’

March 3, 2021 By Jenny Farrell

Remembering Red Rosa on her 150th birthday.

Life and times of Claudia Jones: In her own words

February 25, 2021 By Claudia Jones

A letter written by the legendary Black woman leader to then-CPUSA National Chair William Z. Foster, on Dec. 6, 1955, the eve of her deportation.

William Z. Foster—Pioneer fighter for Black equality in organized labor

February 25, 2021 By Arthur Zipser

At a time when trade unions ignored the issues of Black workers and kept them out of organized labor, William Z. Foster fought to change the whole movement.

From the People’s World archives: W.E.B. DuBois joins the Communist Party

February 23, 2021 By W.E.B. DuBois And Gus Hall

Editor’s Note: Dr. William E. Burghardt DuBois was born Feb. 23, 1868. Near the end of his life, in 1961, he applied for membership in the Communist Party USA. His letter, and the response from Gus...