Beatrice Lumpkin

Beatrice Lumpkin is a long time labor activist with laundry workers, steelworkers, and teachers. As a math professor at Malcolm X College in Chicago, she fought to restore the contributions of people of color to the educational curriculum. She has served as a multicultural consultant to textbook publishers and to public schools in Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, and Portland, Ore. She is the author of “Always Bring a Crowd, the Story of Frank Lumpkin Steelworker” and “Joy in the Struggle, My Life and Love.” Beatrice Lumpkin is an active member of the Teachers Union and SOAR.

LATEST ARTICLES BY Beatrice Lumpkin

Opinion

Needed: A shorter work week
December 17, 2018 By Beatrice Lumpkin
Productivity is higher than ever thanks to technology...so why are we all still working so much?
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Labor

After Janus decision, teachers say: “We’re sticking with the union!”
July 19, 2018 By Beatrice Lumpkin
The American Federation of Teachers isn't letting the Supreme Court slow it down. The union just hit its biggest membership number ever: 1.7 million.
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U.S.

99-year-old activist to Southwest Airlines: Stop age discrimination
April 9, 2018 By Beatrice Lumpkin
Approaching the age of 100, activist Bea Lumpkin doesn't have time to waste with policies that discriminate against seniors.
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Politics

The Russian Revolutions: 1905 and 1917
December 6, 2017 By Beatrice Lumpkin
Lenin said 1905 saw “the temporary defeat of the Russian Revolution.” Just like that time, the 1990s defeat of socialism will also prove temporary.
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World

U.S. and Cuban scientists meet in Havana
October 19, 2017 By Beatrice Lumpkin
While Trump tries to reverse Pres. Obama’s normalization of U.S.-Cuba relations, scientists of the two countries are moving closer together.
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U.S.

Seniors tell Ryan: Kill the bill before it kills us
March 16, 2017 By Beatrice Lumpkin And Earchiel Johnson
Busloads of senior activists from Illinois and Wisconsin braved heavy snow storms to protest at House Speaker Paul Ryan’s office in Racine, Wisconsin March 14.
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Opinion

Socialism or capitalism: A life-or-death difference
May 25, 2016 By Beatrice Lumpkin
Having gains rolled back is a bitter experience. Personally, I'm tired of fighting for the same things again and again.
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Labor

Chicago teachers plan April 1 strike for public education
March 29, 2016 By Beatrice Lumpkin
Hoping to send a message to the Board of Education, Mayor Emanuel, and Illinois Gov. Rauner, Chicago teachers are set to walk off the job in a one-day strike this Friday.
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