U.S. and Canada

Activists support Rev. Pinkney at hearing

The Michigan State Appeals Court hearing for the Rev. Edward Pinkney, an African-American political prisoner, was held in Grand Rapids,…

May 18, 2016

Family, activists honor Joe Campos Torres

Almost 40 years after one of the most infamous and brutal Houston police killings, the family of Joe Campos Torres,…

May 18, 2016

Continuing the fight: Justice for Jovan!

After Valentia Fresco (aka Jovan Blake) was killed by Metro Enforcement security officers on April 16 in Rockford, Ill., his…

May 18, 2016

Stop harassment of gay, trans prisoners

Friends, Gay and trans prisoners at the G. Robert Cotton correctional facility in Jackson, Mich., have been suffering sexual harassment…

May 18, 2016

No RE/MAX sales of Palestinian land!

Speakers from two groups concerned with the rights of Palestinians spoke to the international shareholders’ meeting of the RE/MAX company…

May 13, 2016

Protest calls for ending ‘death by incarceration’

A rally on May 6 called on Pennsylvania to end the legal sentence “juvenile life without parole” (JLWOP), also known…

May 12, 2016

#Frisco500 occupy City Hall

Inspired by the stamina of the “Frisco Five” hunger strikers, hundreds of chanting supporters occupied the rotunda and grand staircase…

May 11, 2016

Panther 21 hero Afeni Shakur, presente!

Afeni Shakur died at the age of 69 on May 2. On April 2, 1969, 21 members of the Harlem…

May 11, 2016

Detroiters to bank: Housing is a right!

In her youth, Detroit resident Barbara Campbell was an associate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Today, as a senior,…

May 11, 2016

Resistance to racist police attacks grows

Baltimore has become a national focus of protests against racist police murders and attacks. Here, Baltimore activists describe three recent…

May 11, 2016