African American

Standing up to racist courts

In the pre-Civil War era, courts in the U.S. regularly gave legal cover to slave catchers to search across the…

July 1, 2013

Kevin Carey, a dedicated fighter for the oppressed and socialism

By Kris Hamel and Jerry Goldberg Kevin Carey, a revolutionary activist and member of the Detroit branch of Workers World…

July 1, 2013

500 legal lynchings mark ‘modern era’ of death penalty in Texas

Texas is poised to carry out its 500th execution on June 26 at 6 p.m. at the Walls Prison Unit in…

June 25, 2013

Black farmers’ lawsuit: Justice delayed is justice denied

African-American farmers won a landmark lawsuit in 1999 against the U.S. Department of Agriculture for racist discrimination in Pigford v.…

June 21, 2013

Hoodie Day for Trayvon Martin in Buffalo, N.Y.

The Buffalo, N.Y., National Hoodie Day march, led by African-American youth, proceeded down a major street in a predominantly African-American…

June 11, 2013

Justice, not smears, for Trayvon Martin

George Zimmerman, the racist vigilante killer of Trayvon Martin, has launched a campaign through his lawyers to smear his victim.…

June 5, 2013

Detroit cop stands trial in shooting death of 7-year-old girl

After three years, the white Detroit police officer who shot a 7-year-old African-American girl is finally standing trial in Wayne…

June 5, 2013

Youth contingent adds politics to Buffalo, N.Y., Pride parade

Buffalo, N.Y. — Youth with the International Action Center carried banners and signs in the Buffalo Pride Parade on June 2.…

June 3, 2013

Thousands protest murder of NYC gay man

Thousands of people marched through New York's Greenwich Village the evening of May 20 to protest the murder of Mark…

May 21, 2013

Central Park 5, Jena 6 and the Scottsboro Brothers

The corporate-owned media reviews of the movie “The Central Park Five,” just released on DVD, focus mainly on the pathos…

May 21, 2013