U.S. and Canada

Meeting commemorates Chairman Fred Hampton

With the 45th annual International Revolutionary Day on Dec. 4, people commemorated the 1969 assassination of Illinois Black Panther Party…

December 11, 2014

Town hall meeting builds resistance

Philadelphia -- “What the next steps in building resistance to police brutality will be” was the topic of a historic…

December 11, 2014

Reflections on Ferguson

Below are excerpts from an article by Lou DeJesus of Buffalo, N.Y., about her trip to St. Louis and Ferguson,…

December 11, 2014

Unity against racism seen as protests grow

On Dec. 8, protests in cities across the country against police killings of Black people entered the sixth consecutive day.…

December 10, 2014

Berkeley students ‘tired of murders’

In Mexico and U.S. By Dave Welsh and Terri Kay Berkeley, Calif. Over 100 students and supporters gathered at Sproul…

December 10, 2014

Justice for O’Shaine Evans, killed by SFPD

Oakland, Calif. -- Yet another vigil was held Dec. 7, this one by the family of O’Shaine Evans, who was…

December 10, 2014

Garner injustice widens uprising

New York City, Dec. 8 — For millions, it was both horrifying and shocking news. But for other millions it…

December 9, 2014

Justice for Tamir Rice!

Dec. 8 — With the police killing of 12-year-old Tamir Rice on Nov. 22, Cleveland has become, like Ferguson and…

December 9, 2014

Rasmea Odeh is coming home!

December 8 news report from the Rasmea Odeh Defense Committee. We are pleased to announce that Judge Gershwin Drain just…

December 9, 2014

Fast food workers strike in 190 cities

December 4 was a phenomenal day for fast food workers. They shut down the grills, closed the cash registers and…

December 9, 2014