U.S. and Canada

Central Park 5 talk about settlement

On June 19, 2014, twelve years after the filing of a lawsuit by the Central Park 5 — five innocent…

June 30, 2014

Benton Harbor activist appeals for support in fight against frame-up

The Rev. Edward Pinkney of the Benton Harbor/Berrien County Black Autonomy Network Community Organization (BANCO) spoke in Detroit at the…

June 30, 2014

Moral Mondays goes statewide in N.C.

By Ben C. and Andy Katz Raleigh, N.C., June 29 — As the short North Carolina legislative session winds down…

June 30, 2014

Sgt. Bergdahl’s return home

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s return to U.S. soil on June 13, after nearly five years’ captivity, was a Kafkaesque media event.…

June 29, 2014

Demanding answers to East Harlem explosion

At a June 18 City Council public hearing, an ad hoc coalition of tenants and activists stepped up the fight…

June 29, 2014

A tribute to ‘Ancestors of the Middle Passage’

Brooklyn, N.Y. -- On June 14 from noon to sunset, the 25th annual “Tribute to Our Ancestors of the Middle…

June 27, 2014

Letter to the Editor: Another pro-abortion-rights movie

June 20, 2014 Dear Editor, In her article “Obvious Child” about abortion and films, Sue Davis overlooked a great film…

June 27, 2014

Milwaukee activists shut down ICE

June 24, Milwaukee — Activists led by “Youth Empowered in the Struggle” shut down the Immigration and Customs Enforcement office…

June 26, 2014

‘NO’ to privatization in Philadelphia

A large crowd of Philadelphia Gas Works workers and their supporters rallied outside City Hall on June 19 to stop…

June 26, 2014

Remembering Juneteenth, police victims

A large crowd gathered June 19 on the central plaza of the downtown cathedral in San Antonio, Texas, to celebrate…

June 26, 2014