Obituary
Ruth Emerson, civil rights leader
July 8, 2010NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Judges and lawyers, professors and educators, family and friends all spoke fondly of Ruth Calvin Emerson at the celebration of her life held at the New Haven Peoples Center on June 26.
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APALA leader John Delloro mourned
June 9, 2010The labor movement mouns the passing of leader John Delloro, president of the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance.
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Weathering racial storms, Lena Horne rose above
May 12, 2010Lena Horne, an African American pioneer who fought for equality as an artist-activist, died May 9 at age 92. She is remembered as a crusader for civil rights and a symbol of black pride.
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Frank Lumpkin, “Saint of Chicago,” dies at 93
March 10, 2010Frank Lumpkin, the "Saint of Chicago" and life long fighter for worker rights, full equality and socialism, passed away March 1 at the age of 93.
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Melanie Shouse, health care activist, dies at 41
February 4, 2010ST. LOUIS -- Melanie Shouse was 37 when she first felt the lump. She couldn't believe it. But she kept up her fighting spirit, especially for health care reform.
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