Racism and Self-Determination

Beloved Roanoke youth killed by cops

Kionte Spencer, a well-loved 18-year-old student, was shot and killed near his home in Virginia by Roanoke County police officers…

March 11, 2016

Drop charges on Alando Brissett!

Equality for Flatbush (E4F) initiated an online petition on Feb. 26 calling for Brooklyn, N.Y., District Attorney Kenneth Thompson to…

March 10, 2016

Multinational unity disrupts Trump

Donald Trump and his racist, bigoted supporters miscalculated when they thought they could have a recruitment rally in Southwest Virginia…

March 9, 2016

Alabama resists racism

On-the-ground Alabama organizers are continuing the fierce, fighting spirit of the Selma-to-Montgomery march. The 51st anniversary of that historic journey,…

March 9, 2016

Performers, artists hold #JusticeforFlint event

In the tradition of Black actors and artists like Harry Belafonte who used their celebrity to help advance the Civil…

March 5, 2016

Baltimore rally demands: Justice for Aaron Winston!

Activists from the Baltimore Peoples Power Assembly and the Baltimore Southern Christian Leadership Conference marked the anniversary of Trayvon Martin’s…

March 5, 2016

Parents of police victims ask, ‘Where do we go from here?’

Oakland, Calif. -- The Oscar Grant family hosted an “Oscar Grant Legacy Weekend Birthday Celebration” on Feb. 27. It started…

March 5, 2016

Wisconsin Black Lives Matter: Still no justice, no peace

Black Lives Matter activists and allies in Milwaukee and Madison, Wis., are holding a series of events in March and…

March 5, 2016

Salt Lake City protesters say, ‘Stop killing Black people!’

Salt Lake City, March 3 -- Hundreds of people flooded downtown Salt Lake City on the evening of Feb. 29…

March 3, 2016

Dr. Olivia Hooker: Survivor of 1921 Tulsa race riot

Dr. Olivia Hooker is a 101-year-old survivor of the horrific racist attack on the African-American community in Tulsa, Okla., known…

March 2, 2016