U.S. and Canada

7th annual Oscar Grant vigil held

Oakland, Calif. -- The seventh annual vigil to honor the memory of Oscar Grant was held on Jan. 1 at the…

January 5, 2016

Black Lives Matter activists disrupt Philly Mummers New Year event

Calling for “no business as usual while police kill Black and Brown people daily,” the Philadelphia Coalition for R.E.A.L. (Racial,…

January 4, 2016

Tamir Rice protests denounce nonindictment of killer cops

Protests were held around the country to demand justice for Tamir Rice, the 12-year-old Black child killed by cops in…

January 4, 2016

Tamir never had a chance

By Donnie M. Pastard Cleveland Tamir never had a chance. Within two seconds, two bullets were pumped into his stomach,…

January 4, 2016

Exposure of DOC’s faked evidence shakes Mumia’s Hep C hearing

Scranton, Pa. The third and final day for Mumia Abu-Jamal’s lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections ended on Dec.…

January 4, 2016

Chicago cops kill two more, protests mount

Chicago, Dec. 30 -- Police here shot and killed Quintonio LeGreir, 19, a college student home on break from Northern Illinois…

January 1, 2016

Tamir Rice family: ‘Race is still a problem’

The following is a Dec. 28 statement from Tamir Rice’s mother, Samaria Rice, following the announcement that no indictments of…

January 1, 2016

Veterans for Peace says ‘Free Bowe Bergdahl!’

The following is the statement of Veterans for Peace on the case of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl. Veterans For Peace is…

January 1, 2016

Right-wing politician attacks anti-racist athletes

The University of Missouri has been a battleground for the struggle against racism, oppression and underrepresentation on college campuses. This…

December 28, 2015

Chicago activists remember Hampton assassination

This year’s International Revolutionary Day, commemorating the 46th anniversary of the martyrdom of Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton by…

December 28, 2015