Jim Crow

Activists ramp up struggle to stop execution of Rodney Reed in Texas

Bulletin: On Feb. 23, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution for Rodney Reed in response…

February 23, 2015

Lennon Lacy: A new generation’s “Strange Fruit”

“The nineteenth century lynch mob cuts off ears, toes and fingers, strips off flesh and distributes portions of the body…

November 4, 2014

Houston protest: ’Death row must go!’

Houston -- The 15th annual march in Houston to abolish the death penalty brought together 200 people on Oct. 25.…

October 28, 2014

Walking while Black — U.S. society divided by racism

The “crime” of walking while Black — and driving, shopping, sitting, standing and merely existing while Black — in the…

September 8, 2014