WASHINGTON — This past week, my matutinal readings of the obituaries in the morning newspapers were particularly rewarding. Truth be known, the first thing I turn to in the morning newspaper is generally the obituaries. They are so lively and…

Regrets? Jane Fonda’s had a few. But, then again, too few to mention — for the most part. She recently confessed to Chris Wallace that she harbors not many of them at 85. The obvious retorts include Monster-in-Law, allowing North…

The look on the face of communist revolutionary and black nationalist Angela Davis when informed that she descends from the Mayflower was a sight to behold. Davis hadn’t looked this overwhelmed since she received the Lenin Prize in Moscow in…

Angela Davis bought the guns used in a courthouse raid that murdered a judge, and she later served as Gus Hall’s running mate on the Communist Party presidential ticket. But the former member of the FBI’s Most Wanted list also…

Each Black History Month seems to focus less on black Americans who made good, and more on the followers of Karl Marx. The forefather of this tradition is W.E.B. Du Bois, who in his late years joined the Communist Party…