Racism and Self-Determination

Thousands protest police terror

Events were held around the country on April 14 to protest police terror  under the theme of “Shut it down.”…

April 21, 2015

Racist court denies justice for Michigan Civil Rights leader

St. Joseph, Mich. -- Another postconviction motions hearing took place on April 14 in St. Joseph, Mich., involving the conviction…

April 21, 2015

Baltimore protests erupt over police killing of Freddie Grey

Baltimore -- Protests over the police killing of 25-year-old Freddie Carlos Grey erupted over the April 18-19 weekend after the…

April 21, 2015

Protesters demand videotapes of police killing

A large crowd gathered in Oakland, Calif., on April 12 at the site where ­Yuvette Henderson was killed. They were…

April 19, 2015

Lupe Ochoa, yet another police victim

A crowd of family, friends and supporters gathered at the corner of 98th and Bancroft streets in East Oakland, Calif.,…

April 19, 2015

National Day of Action supports Mumia Abu-Jamal

April 10 was a National Day of Action for Mumia Abu-Jamal. Protests were held around the country to support this…

April 14, 2015

A lesson in liberalism: Ramsey Orta, Mayor de Blasio and the cops

New York -- Ramsey Orta, whose cellphone video of killer cop Daniel Pantaleo choking to death unarmed Eric Garner sparked…

April 14, 2015

After Walter Scott’s murder, police try to divide the movement

As the whole world knows, Walter Scott, a 50-year-old African American, was fatally shot in the back multiple times by…

April 14, 2015

Wadiya Jamal describes visit with Mumia

On April 9, Wadiya Jamal visited her spouse, Mumia Abu-Jamal, at SCI Mahanoy. Here are excerpts from her account of…

April 14, 2015

A message to the Peoples Summit from the U.S. solidarity movement on behalf of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

The following statement was issued by the International Action Center. To our sisters and brothers at the Peoples’ Summit: The…

April 9, 2015