Racism and Self-Determination

Jury acquits Baltimore uprising defendant

After just 30 minutes of deliberations following a two-day trial, on Oct. 13 a Baltimore jury found Alkebu-Lan Marcus not…

October 15, 2015

Racist jailers isolate activist reverend

The Rev. Edward Pinkney was rousted from his cell at 6 a.m. on Oct. 6 and hustled out of Lakeland…

October 15, 2015

Justice for Yuvette Henderson!

Supporters of Justice for Yuvette Henderson returned to the Emeryville City Council on Oct. 6 to hear about and respond…

October 15, 2015

Cops must be disarmed!

Police brutality may come in different forms, but its essence is always the same. This atrocious epidemic is a lethal…

October 14, 2015

Driving while Black or poor: Alabama closes DMV access

The state of Alabama has closed 31 of its 67 Department of Motor Vehicle locations where most people get the…

October 14, 2015

Los Angeles students honor Sandra Bland

Los Angeles -- The Community Planning and Economic Development Club at Los Angeles Trade-Technical College honored Sandra Bland, a victim…

October 13, 2015

Gentrifiers pressure Oakland’s vibrant culture

A multicultural drumming circle was held at Lake Merritt on Oct. 11. “Preserve the Soul of Oakland” was called in…

October 13, 2015

BLM & Palestine supporters defy racist threats in Rochester, N.Y.

By Lydia Bayoneta and Gene Clancy Rochester, N.Y. An overflow crowd packed the auditorium of the German House here on…

October 11, 2015

People of color being gentrified out of U.S. urban centers

A recently released census report indicates that white populations are starting to increase in U.S. urban areas. A slight growth…

October 9, 2015

People’s Grand Jury charges “racial disparities rampant in Pitt County, N.C., criminal system”

The movement against police and court violence against Black youth is as vibrant in small towns in the U.S. South…

October 8, 2015