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Angela Davis headlines tribute for CPUSA’s Henry Winston

February 23, 2012 By Sam Webb

Winston was also a political prisoner, unjustly imprisoned in the McCarthy era where he lost his fight due to poor medical care while there.

University of Pennsylvania awards Du Bois honorary doctorate

February 23, 2012 By Joe Sims

Today would have been the 144th birthday of WEB Du Bois, the great scholar, civil rights and peace activist.

Will Supreme Court deliver death knell to campus diversity?

February 23, 2012 By PW Editorial Board

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could mean the death knell for racial and ethnic diversity on college campuses.

Anna Julia Cooper, 1858-1964: A fighter for equal rights for all

February 23, 2012 By Marilyn Bechtel

She was a leader in the fight for African American equality, women's equality and their rights in education, and for African Americans' and women's right to vote.

Florida’s Orange County joins statewide trend to recognize domestic partners

February 22, 2012 By Ben Markeson

Other areas in Florida with domestic partnership registries include Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, and the cities of Gainesville, Miami Beach and Key West.