Obituary – Page 31 – People's World

“Revolutionary” mayor, Chokwe Lumumba of Jackson, Miss., dies

February 27, 2014 By Special to People’s World

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Lumumba, who has been described as "America's most revolutionary mayor," died suddenly Feb. 25 at the age of 66.

Labor stalwart Lonnie Nelson dies at 83

February 14, 2014 By Tim Wheeler

She was 83 years old and was active in the people's movements and in her Communist Party club until stricken by a stroke a few days before her death, Feb. 12.

Pete Seeger and the revolutionary power of song

January 29, 2014 By PW Editorial

The world is mourning the death of Pete Seeger, the lanky folksinger with a banjo, who proved in his 94 years the awesome power of song as a force for revolutionary change.

Carter Camp, warrior for Native rights, dies at 72

January 22, 2014 By Albert Bender

After decades of struggle, Camp died Dec. 27, 2013 on tribal land in White Eagle, Okla. He was 72.

Amiri Baraka: 1934 – 2014

January 16, 2014 By Special to People’s World

"He did for the English syntax what Monk did with the chord. He was an original."