Racism and Self-Determination

Choctaw activist dies in police custody

Rexdale Henry, 53, a Choctaw activist, died on July 14 in unexplained and suspicious circumstances in the Neshoba County Jail…

August 12, 2015

50th anniversary of Watts Rebellion

Just five days after the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, the Watts Rebellion erupted. It lasted several…

August 12, 2015

SHUT IT DOWN for Brandon Tate-Brown

Philadelphia -- A dozen determined demonstrators brought Center City morning rush-hour traffic to a halt on Aug. 10, when they…

August 12, 2015

Solidarity with Ferguson

On Aug. 9 in New York, protesters gathered in front of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center before marching to nearby MetroTech and…

August 12, 2015

Ferguson: State of emergency called after anniversary protests

Aug. 10 -- The city of Ferguson, Mo., is under a state of emergency the day after Black youth fought…

August 10, 2015

Cops kill unarmed college student in Texas

Aug. 10 -- The terror and killing spree by cops aimed at Black, Brown, Indigenous and other oppressed people continues…

August 10, 2015

Coalition calls for arrest of Philly police officer who killed Brandon Tate-Brown

Family members of Brandon Tate-Brown and a broad coalition of supporting organizations gathered for a news conference on Aug. 5…

August 7, 2015

Carl Hampton honored on 45th anniversary of assassination

On July 26, 1970, the Houston Police Department gunned down a 21-year-old leader of Houston’s Black community, Carl Hampton, after…

August 7, 2015

Black woman found dead in jail cell

Aug. 2 — Ralkina Jones is yet another African-American woman who died in police custody under suspicious circumstances. Jones, 37-years-old,…

August 6, 2015

Killer cop charged in murder of Sam Dubose in Cincinnati

The terrifying video of an African-American motorist’s life being snuffed out by a white racist cop, University of Cincinnati police…

August 6, 2015