Black History Month
About Black History Month
We re celebrating Black History Month by shouting out some of our favorite sons and daughters throughout the month of February.
Anita Torrez sits smiling in her sunlit Tucson living room. | Al Neal / PW
People’s World has learned of the passing of Anita Torrez. A fuller story is on the way from her comrades in Arizona but for now we reprint the following article in her memory.
This article won a first place award in the Best Profile Story category at the 2020 Labor Media Awards, presented by the International Labor Communications Association.
It’s a lonely two-lane stretch of Arizona desert highway from Phoenix to Tucson. To your left and to your right greenish-brown desert brush, solitary cacti, and tan, rocky valleys and hilltops seem to dance before your eyes. A mirage.
Black History Month
About Black History Month
We re celebrating Black History Month by shouting out some of our favorite sons and daughters throughout the month of February.
Black History Month
About Black History Month
We re celebrating Black History Month by shouting out some of our favorite sons and daughters throughout the month of February.
Black History Month
About Black History Month
We re celebrating Black History Month by shouting out some of our favorite sons and daughters throughout the month of February.