African American

Not an act of charity

Fueled by funding from racist, right-wing capitalists, a campaign to restrict and deny voting rights to African-American, Latino/a, and other…

October 24, 2012

In NYC council meeting, heated debate on racist police abuse

Racist police practices were the focus of a struggle within the New York City Council on Oct. 10. A six-hour…

October 18, 2012

WWP leader: ‘It doesn’t matter who wins’

The following excerpts are part of opening remarks given at a Workers World Party forum entitled “The 2012 Capitalist Elections:…

October 15, 2012

Billboards scream for justice for Derek Williams

In response to the police murder of Derek Williams, 43 billboards asking, "When police kill, where is the mayor?" went…

October 15, 2012

Houston’s Brother Ester King, 1943-2011

Houston — His name was unusual; he was extraordinary. He said he’d been named after an admired pastor. To chemists, an…

October 8, 2012

Building for people’s power

A step forward toward building people’s power was taken in Philadelphia when activists met on Sept. 26 in the western…

October 4, 2012

1962 and 2012 – two trips to Monroe, N.C.

Monroe, N.C. — What has changed? What has remained the same? That’s what we asked ourselves as the four of us…

August 29, 2012

Textile workers built unions, led strikes and and fought racism

Eyes on North Carolina Textile workers built unions, led major strikes and fought racism starting in the 1920s in the…

August 20, 2012

Black August honors legacy of resistance and struggle

This year is the 33rd anniversary of Black August, the annual commemoration of the liberation struggle of African people inside…

August 16, 2012

Entrenching racism: the repeal of N.C.’s Racial Justice Act

North Carolina has a long history of violence and racism, from public hangings at the turn of the 20th century…

July 27, 2012