"This is a major victory for all abolitionists! Another leg has been kicked out from under the table of the racist, anti-poor death penalty," exclaimed Njeri Shakur....

After a whirlwind of activities during the "Free Frances Newton" week Feb. 20-27, tens of thousands of Houstonians became familiar with Newton's case....

Civil rights leader the Rev. Martin Luther King sent out an appeal across the country for all who supported the African American freedom movement to come to Selma. One of the thousands who answered that call was Viola Liuzzo, a 39-year-old white woman from Detroit....

The crucial importance of linking the anti-war and anti-racist movements was the theme of an all-day conference in southern California....

Malcolm X is a symbol of revolutionary thought and action....

Devin Brown was shot and killed by a Los Angeles police officer....