Obituary – Page 13 – People's World

Katherine Johnson, pioneering NASA mathematician, dies

February 25, 2020 By Ben Finley

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said in a statement that Katherine Johnson “helped our nation enlarge the frontiers of space even as she made huge strides that also opened doors for women and people of color.”

Joseph Shabalala dies, founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo

February 13, 2020 By Mogomotsi Magome

Shabalala’s death was announced as the country marked 30 years since the release of Nelson Mandela from prison, which led to the end of the country’s brutal system of racial oppression known as apartheid.

Rep. John Conyers: 53 years fighting for peace, justice, equality

October 30, 2019 By Tim Wheeler

I covered Rep. John Conyers, D., Mich., for the entire 25 years I was the Washington correspondent for the Daily World and People's Daily World.

Former Detroit Daily World reporter on the legacy of Rep. John Conyers

October 28, 2019 By Geoffrey Jacques

There seemed to be no such thing as a progressive cause that didn't have his name on it: from Medicare for All to the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday.

World famous Cuban ballerina Alicia Alonso dies

October 21, 2019 By Combined Sources

"Today is a sad day for the world, but she will always be with us."