Racism and Self-Determination

French racism, repression ignite protests in Africa

More protests took place throughout the Muslim world after the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo once again highlighted a cover cartoon…

January 20, 2015

California Bay Area activists conduct 96 hours of direct action to reclaim MLK legacy

Oakland, Calif. -- Activists here launched a plan for 96 hours of direct action to reclaim the legacy of Dr.…

January 20, 2015

Sara Benjamin’s story: Arrested mother speaks out on incarceration of young, Black women leaders

Baltimore --  I have been actively working with the People’s Power Assembly of Baltimore for more than six months. In…

January 19, 2015

Philadelphia protesters target police ‘summit’

Philadelphia community members protested outside of a private meeting between U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and…

January 19, 2015

Organizer arrested, Baltimore ‘Strike Against Racism’ ties up downtown

Jan. 16 -- A protest march and rally against racist police terror, called "Strike Against Racism," tied up traffic in…

January 16, 2015

Tamir Rice killing further exposed

By Martha Grevatt and Susan Schnur Cleveland Last November, the whole world watched with horror the heartbreaking video of the…

January 16, 2015

Justice for Kendrick Johnson!

The town of Valdosta, Ga., witnessed, on Jan. 10, the kind of militant protest march that characterizes the “Black Lives…

January 16, 2015

Anti-racist struggle continues in 2015

An upsurge in mass demonstrations and rebellions across the United States portends much for developments in 2015. The federal government…

January 14, 2015

Event honors Samiya ‘Goldii’ Abdullah Jamal’s life

Too brief. Well-lived. On what would have been her 37th birthday, on Jan. 9, family, friends, well-wishers, supporters and organizations…

January 14, 2015

‘Selma’: A phenomenon in the midst of a resurgent movement

The movie “Selma,” which chronicles the 54-mile march in Alabama from Selma to Montgomery in 1965, was distributed nationally on…

January 13, 2015