Racism and Self-Determination

Charlie Hebdo, the free press and racism

How do we put in perspective the international media focus on the massacre of 12 journalists in Paris on Jan.…

January 13, 2015

Phil Africa ¡Presente!

MOVE 9 member Phil Africa died in prison on Jan. 10 under what family members are calling “suspicious circumstances.” Six…

January 13, 2015

Artists hold 24-hour protest against police brutality

A group of artists held a 24-hour action against police brutality in New York City’s Grand Central Station from 5…

January 13, 2015

Behind the attack in Paris

Based on remarks by Deirdre Griswold on the Charlie Hebdo attack, given to a Jan. 9 Workers World Party meeting…

January 10, 2015

Massive show of ruling class support for cops

New York, Jan. 4 — Over the past nine days, two police funerals in New York got massive coverage in…

January 6, 2015

Fifty years after the Selma to Montgomery march, anti-racist struggle continues

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

January 6, 2015

Six years later, justice for Oscar Grant

Jan. 1 — On the sixth anniversary of the murder of Oscar Grant, a 22-year-old African American, by Johannes Mehserle…

January 6, 2015

Resist killer cops in 2015

The end-of-the-year holiday season in the United States did not slow down the “Black Lives Matter” demonstrations demanding justice for…

January 5, 2015

Autopsy confirms Los Angeles police murder of Ezell Ford

Occupy LAPD Headquarters Los Angeles -- After four months and an order from a mayor responding to pressure from protests…

January 5, 2015

‘Black lives matter’ to Wisconsin activists vs police terror

Milwaukee and Madison, Wis. — The youth-led fightback against racist police terror and Wall Street austerity continues to escalate in…

January 5, 2015