Racism and Self-Determination

Another legal victory for Angola 3’s Albert Woodfox

Albert Woodfox, one of the Angola 3 political prisoners, has spent 42 years in solitary confinement in Louisiana. On Nov.…

February 5, 2015

Oakland, Calif., WWP hosts resistance fighters

Oakland, Calif. -- At a Workers World Party meeting here on Jan. 31, Imani Henry asked the audience, "How do…

February 3, 2015

Baltimore PPA protests new killings by cops

Within a two-day period in late January, the Baltimore City Police Department shot two Black people, killing one of them.…

February 2, 2015

Atlanta cop kills 911 caller

Atlanta -- Kevin Davis’ family and friends are in disbelief and sorrow. How could police have shot and killed Davis,…

February 2, 2015

Tribute held for MOVE 9 member Phil Africa

A standing-room-only crowd gathered at the Kingsessing Recreational Center in Philadelphia on Jan. 31 for a celebration of the life…

February 2, 2015

Harlem march honors Malcolm X

“Black Lives Matter” movement activists marched and rallied Feb. 1 in Harlem, N.Y., to usher in Black Liberation Month by…

February 2, 2015

Hands off Boston bus drivers!

The jury trial on trumped-up charges against union leader Steve Kirschbaum will begin on Feb. 2. After months of pretrial…

January 28, 2015

Anti-racists dominate BART commish meeting

Oakland, Calif. -- An overflow crowd of some 400 people packed the Bay Area Rapid Transit Board of Commissioners’ meeting…

January 28, 2015

Civil Rights to Black Power: The Alabama freedom movement 1965-1966

With the release of “Selma,” tremendous interest has been generated among youth activists about the struggle for voting rights as…

January 27, 2015

Paul Robeson gave voice to the trees and forests

If Paul Robeson were alive today, he'd be toasting and defending people's hero Ramsey Orta (who filmed the police killing…

January 27, 2015