U.S. and Canada

With no Zika virus, U.S. falls behind in health

With much attention being paid to the recent birth of more than 4,000 babies with microcephaly -- abnormally small heads…

February 14, 2016

SEKOU ABDULLAH ODINGA: ‘Support political prisoners’

Former political prisoner Sekou Abdullah Odinga was the featured speaker in a panel discussion at the Malcolm X Library in…

February 14, 2016

A day in Immigration court

Detroit -- I accompanied a teenager to immigration court. She is one of the thousands of unaccompanied youth who traveled alone…

February 13, 2016

Send Leonard Peltier home!

New York, Feb. 6 — African-American, Puerto Rican, Palestinian and other organizations joined with the attorneys for Native political prisoner Leonard…

February 13, 2016

‘BIG MAMA’ THORNTON and reparations

You have probably heard of Elvis Presley and perhaps even heard him sing, “I ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog.”…

February 13, 2016

On the picket line

Fast food workers strike in Iowa A few hours before the Jan. 28 Republican presidential primary debate in Iowa, fast…

February 13, 2016

Hattie McDaniel: First Oscar-winning Black actor

Hollywood’s 2016 all-white Academy Award acting nominations carry on the tradition of excluding, more often than not, Black achievement in…

February 11, 2016

Record auto profits leave workers insecure

On Feb. 3, General Motors announced its profits for 2015. Even after taxes and interest, the company posted the highest…

February 11, 2016

How Black workers were decimated by racism

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder isn’t the only criminal who should be punished for lead poisoning Flint’s children. General Motors impoverished…

February 11, 2016

Rallies say NO to anti-worker agenda

Rallies were held in three cities across West Virginia to fight the “right-to-work” (in unsafe conditions for less) legislation passed…

February 11, 2016