African American

Detroit mass meeting holds banks accountable for city’s financial ruin

Leading community organizers in the Detroit area addressed a standing- room-only audience at Central United Methodist Church on May 4…

May 9, 2013

First Jackie Robinson; now Jason Collins

When the great African-American baseball player, Jackie Robinson, broke the color barrier of the then all-white, segregated Major Baseball League…

May 9, 2013

Behind Newark cancellation of ‘Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary’

In December 1981, award-winning journalist and political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal was accused of killing a Philadelphia police officer. While professing…

April 25, 2013

Beyond socialism? A critical look at the ‘Cleveland model’

Until recently, Glenville — an African-American neighborhood on Cleveland’s economically depressed East Side — was best known for its 1968…

April 25, 2013

Fired for speaking out, Chrysler worker gets warm welcome back

The mood at the Chrysler stamping plant in Warren, Mich., is generally dour these days. Most workers are unhappy about…

April 25, 2013

Students rally to save Black Studies

Philadelphia — For the second time in less than two weeks, African-American professors and students at Temple University staged demonstrations on…

April 18, 2013

Anti-racist forces in Tennessee say no to Klan, ‘American Renaissance’

Two openly racist gatherings in Tennessee have drawn attention to the fact that racist ideology and practice are alive and…

April 11, 2013

Magic numbers can’t hide jobless crisis

The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ monthly report, the looming threat of “sequester” and austerity from both capitalist political parties, and…

April 10, 2013

Detroit struggle ramps up vs. state takeover

Major developments took place in Detroit during the first week of the city’s rule under emergency manager Kevyn Orr. A…

April 7, 2013

Solidarity with Kimani Gray

The Justice for Alan Blueford Coalition held a rally of about 150 people in Oakland, Calif., on March 21 in…

April 1, 2013