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Today in black history: Ali becomes heavyweight champion of the world

February 25, 2013 By Special to People’s World

An activist, showman, and cultural icon, Ali was stripped of his title a few years later for refusing to fight in Vietnam.

Cleveland Laborfest & Forum, and labor exhibition

February 25, 2013 By Charles Pervo

It was a multimedia celebration from videos and powerpoint presentations to live drama and music.

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.

Janitors, security officers vote to authorize strike

February 22, 2013 By Steve Share

In back to back votes, SEIU Local 26 security officers and janitors voted unanimously to authorize their respective bargaining committees to call a strike at any time.

Letter carriers to protest postal service Sat. shutdown

February 22, 2013 By Mark Gruenberg

Stepping up their grassroots lobbying of lawmakers, the Letter Carriers will stage a nationwide protest against the Postal Service's Saturday service shutdown scheme.