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Today in black history: 15th amendment adopted

February 27, 2013 By Special to People’s World

On this day in 1869 the 15th amendment to the Constitution ,which concerns voting rights, was passed. The amendment made it against the law to deny a citizen the right to vote based on that citizen's...

Ghosts of Memphis’ slave past: Fallout over renaming Confederate parks

February 25, 2013 By Glenn Ramsey

The effort to rename Nathan Bedford Forrest Park, a memorial to the Confederate General, pre-war slave trader, and post-war founder of the Ku Klux Klan, recently began.

Today in black history: Malcolm X assassinated

February 21, 2013 By Special to People’s World

Malcolm became an influential figure to many African-Americans and supporters of civil rights and equality, and continues to be so today.

INTERVIEW: Prof. Jamie Wilson, the Black Power Movement and lessons for today’s activists

February 17, 2013 By John Bachtell

Prof. Jamie Wilson is giving a special People's World Black History Month teleconference presentation on Tues, Feb 19. This interview is a preview of the themes of his presentation.

Valentine’s Day protest demands halt to sexual harassment

February 15, 2013 By Marilyn Bechtel

Union, community, immigrant rights, and faith group members gathered on Valentine's Day in front of Mi Pueblo Foods, in the heart of the heavily Latino Fruitvale district.