Monica Moorehead

Monica Moorehead

L.D. Barkley — A leader in the Attica uprisingL.D. Barkley — A leader in the Attica uprising

L.D. Barkley — A leader in the Attica uprising

This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Attica Prison Uprising. The following slightly edited excerpt is from the book…

February 17, 2021
Montgomery Bus Boycott, Bessemer, prisons  – Class struggle then and nowMontgomery Bus Boycott, Bessemer, prisons  – Class struggle then and now

Montgomery Bus Boycott, Bessemer, prisons – Class struggle then and now

Fifty years after the end of the U.S. Civil War — and during the height of horrific lynchings of Black…

February 16, 2021
Reparations, health care and the pandemicReparations, health care and the pandemic

Reparations, health care and the pandemic

The late John Conyers — U.S. Representative from Michigan and a member of the Congressional Black Caucus — introduced bill…

February 8, 2021
Remembering Rosa Parks on the anniversary of her birthRemembering Rosa Parks on the anniversary of her birth

Remembering Rosa Parks on the anniversary of her birth

When I was three years old in 1955, my parents lived in Montgomery, Ala. They attended the Dexter Avenue Baptist…

February 8, 2021
NFL union’s solidarity with Bessemer Amazon workers right to a unionNFL union’s solidarity with Bessemer Amazon workers right to a union

NFL union’s solidarity with Bessemer Amazon workers right to a union

Following the May 25, 2020, public murder of 46-year-old George Floyd by Minneapolis police, masses of people took to the…

February 2, 2021
An appreciation of the magnificent Cicely TysonAn appreciation of the magnificent Cicely Tyson

An appreciation of the magnificent Cicely Tyson

Harriet Tubman in “A Woman Called Moses,” “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman,” as Coretta Scott King in “King,” Rebecca…

February 1, 2021
Hank Aaron’s legacy is more than just baseballHank Aaron’s legacy is more than just baseball

Hank Aaron’s legacy is more than just baseball

Henry “Hank” Aaron may not have played the same historical role as the great Jackie Robinson, who broke the color…

January 25, 2021
Comentario de WW/MO: Un cuento de dos clasesComentario de WW/MO: Un cuento de dos clases

Comentario de WW/MO: Un cuento de dos clases

El segundo paquete de estímulo finalmente se aprobó en ambas cámaras del Congreso el 27 de diciembre, acompañado de mucha…

January 15, 2021
Jan. 6 exposes two faces of U.S. ‘democracy’Jan. 6 exposes two faces of U.S. ‘democracy’

Jan. 6 exposes two faces of U.S. ‘democracy’

What occurred on Jan. 6 at the U.S. Capitol was shocking but not surprising.   What was shocking was the sight…

January 12, 2021
A tale of two classesA tale of two classes

A tale of two classes

The second stimulus package finally passed in both houses of Congress Dec. 27, accompanied by much controversy. It woefully fails…

January 5, 2021