Obituary
Trailblazing former Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis dies at 68
February 19, 2021She was a trailblazer in the teachers-community combination. Lewis wasn’t afraid to speak truth to power. The union leader mobilized the city to support kids, adding massive parent backing to her union’s 35,000-plus members.
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Bill Davis—beloved labor and peace activist, Communist leader—lost to COVID
February 16, 2021Bill Davis, 1942-2021.
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Leading Brazilian Communist José Carlos Ruy has died
February 8, 2021Please understand, I have no title for this text. I’ll let André Cintra, the competent cultural editor of Vermelho, choose one.
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Anita Torrez, Southwestern labor leader and Communist activist, dies at 94
February 4, 2021Spent a lifetime in the struggles for economic justice and an end to discrimination.
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Famosos elogian a la pionera Cicely Tyson
January 30, 2021Cicely Tyson seleccionaba estratégicamente papeles poderosos con la intención de elevar la forma en la que son percibidos los actores negros. Una generación más joven de actrices negras — Viola Davis, Kerry Washington y Zendaya entre...
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