‘Trayvon 2’ fight for justice

January 25, 2014

Oakland, Calif. -- More than 75 supporters packed the courtroom on Jan. 13 to support “the Trayvon 2,” Hannibal and…

Georgia rally demands Medicaid expansion

January 25, 2014

Atlanta -- From under a sea of umbrellas, a crowd of hundreds rallied here on Jan. 13, the opening day…

Court strikes down Pennsylvania voter ID law

January 25, 2014

Civil rights activists in Pennsylvania won a victory on Jan. 17 when the state’s Commonwealth Court judge, Bernard L. McGinley, struck…

Protests demand Wendy’s rehire worker

January 25, 2014

“We’re going to beat! back! The bosses’ attacks” was the chant of more than 35 people in front of the…

NYC airport workers demand living wage

January 24, 2014

Local 32BJ of the Service Employees union organized a protest on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Jan. 20, to…

Postal workers, supporters in D.C.: ‘Don’t let another life be taken’

January 24, 2014

Washington, D.C. -- Letter carriers and community supporters assembled in the midst of hundreds of people at the recently dedicated…

Walmart workers jolt NLRB

January 24, 2014

The National Labor Relations Board on Jan. 15 issued its broadest complaint yet against major transnational corporation Walmart for violating…

Amiri Baraka: Poet on Fire (1934-2014)

January 24, 2014

Jan. 10 — The name Amiri Baraka has been known to me since my teens, when I was a member…

Amiri Baraka honored

January 24, 2014

Amiri Baraka — an award-winning poet, playwright and Black revolutionary — died on Jan. 9 at the age of 79…

Cuban leader Ricardo Alarcón: Amiri Baraka ‘led an unwavering life’

January 24, 2014

By Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada Alarcón was president of the Cuba’s National Assembly of People's Power and a member of…