Courtesy of John Dick
This article won Honorable Mention in the Best Feature Story category at the 2020 Labor Media Awards, presented by the International Labor Communications Association.
“Hello, everyone, are you excited to be here today?”
Forty pairs of animated eyeballs stare back at me while I introduce myself.
“My name is Mailman John and today I am going to show you how a Post Office works.”
The energy of two dozen eight-year-olds envelops the lobby where we stand. Before I can even begin my next sentence their hands begin to rise with queried excitement. These kids are bonkers about being at the Royal Oak Post Office, and so are their teachers. And like a sponge, I absorb this spontaneous combustion of childhood fossil fuel. It makes me happy. This is our annual “School Trip to the Post Office,” and I am lucky enough to be the tour guide again this year.
Fugitive Slaves, Virginia, 1862/Library of Congress
This article won Honorable Mention in the Best Analysis category at the 2020 Labor Media Awards, presented by the International Labor Communications Association.
“Enslavement was about the devil’s work of predatory capitalism.” economist Julianne Malveaux
For the first time in over a decade, on June 19, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties held its first congressional hearing on reparations. Though it’s a discussion that’s taken many forms over the years, the current talk surrounding reparations for the descendants of Black slaves needs to go beyond cash payouts and speak more to the dire need to address the ramifications of the slave trade on Black Americans.
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Keep People’s World on your list this holiday December 23, 2020 2:07 PM CDT By People’s World
As if Donald Trump and his postmaster general Louis DeJoy’s sabotage of mail-in ballots didn’t already do enough to try to ruin the election, fresh mail delays are now threatening the holidays as well!
Thanks to the totally mismanaged COVID-19 crisis, millions of people have to do all their shopping online this year, creating an avalanche of packages that are overwhelming postal workers and private courier delivery drivers across the country.
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Montgomery, Alabama has first Black mayor in its two-century history October 11, 2019 10:50 AM CDT By John Wojcik
Montgomery Mayor-elect Steven Reed speaks at his victory party, Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019, in Montgomery, Ala. Reed becomes the first black mayor in the Alabama capital s 200-year history after defeating businessman David Woods by a decisive margin. | Mickey Welsh/Montgomery Advertiser via AP
This article won a third place Saul Miller Award in the Political Action category at the 2020 Labor Media Awards, presented by the International Labor Communications Association.
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People’s World wins 13 Labor Media Awards for 2020 December 21, 2020 4:15 PM CDT
The International Labor Communications Association has announced the winners for the 2020 Labor Media Awards. People’s World was honored this year with 13 awards. The articles below took home prizes in various categories.