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From Emmett Till to Harold Washington: Arlene Brigham: foot soldier for equality
August 12, 2005CHICAGO — 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....
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With Gladys, We’ll win a thousand times
April 22, 2005It was with a heavy heart that I arrived in Chile. Compañera Gladys Marin, president of the Communist Party of Chile (CPC), had died March 6 of a brain tumor. She was 63. Communist and workers...
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Hattie Lumpkin, Mother and Fighter for Socialism
July 15, 2004The women who marched to save women’s lives in Washington, DC this month were standing on the shoulders of giants. Hattie Lumpkin or “Ma” was one of those giants.
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Winds of change sweep Cyprus
February 19, 2004On Feb. 13 Greek and Turkish Cypriot leaders and the United Nations announced agreement on a historic framework that could result in the reunification of Cyprus by May 1.
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