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Marian Anderson: “Sometimes I feel like a motherless child”.
Marian Anderson: “Sometimes I feel like a motherless child”. Anderson (1897 – 1993), African-American contralto and one of the most celebrated s...

The Dubliners – ‘James Larkin’: James (Big Jim) Larkin (21
The Dubliners – ‘James Larkin’: James (Big Jim) Larkin (21 January 1876 – 30 January 1947) Irish trade union leader and socialist activist, b...

Sam Cooke, “A Change Is Gonna Come” is a 1964 single by R&B
Sam Cooke, “A Change Is Gonna Come” is a 1964 single by R&B singer-songwriter Sam Cooke, written and first recorded in 1963 and released under the...

In today’s NY Times – Jacqueline Woodson, “The Pain of the
In today’s NY Times – Jacqueline Woodson, “The Pain of the Watermelon Joke.” Woodson is the 2014 National Book Award winning author of “Bro...

Born in 1879 and executed this day in 1915 - JOE HILL: Born Joel
Born in 1879 and executed this day in 1915 - JOE HILL: Born Joel Emmanuel Hägglund in Gävle, Sweden, the labor activist, songwriter, and member of ...

For Democrats wondering what hit them on Election Day, we
For Democrats wondering what hit them on Election Day, we recommend as food for thought an essay in todays NY Times by Kevin Baker. Heres a taste: The...

On November 22, 1887, white vigilantes crushed a strike of black
On November 22, 1887, white vigilantes crushed a strike of black sugar workers in the fields around Thibodaux, Louisiana. Fighting against the largest...

The minimum wage and who makes it: According to the Bureau of
The minimum wage and who makes it: According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2013, 1.532 million hourly workers earned the federal minimum of $7...

OCCUPY FLINT: Dec. 30, 1936, auto workers carry out a brilliant
OCCUPY FLINT: Dec. 30, 1936, auto workers carry out a brilliant plan and occupy the General Motors plant in FLINT, MICHIGAN. Afraid of being found out...