Dianne Mathiowetz

Dianne Mathiowetz

Unions rally for Alabama Amazon workersUnions rally for Alabama Amazon workers

Unions rally for Alabama Amazon workers

Bessemer, Alabama The weather was cool in Alabama on Feb. 26, but the Amazon workers’ spirits were hot! A crowd…

March 1, 2022
Federal jury finds: Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ‘guilty of hate crimes’Federal jury finds: Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ‘guilty of hate crimes’

Federal jury finds: Ahmaud Arbery’s killers ‘guilty of hate crimes’

  Atlanta February 23: Today is Ahmaud Arbery Day, as declared by the Georgia General Assembly earlier this month. In…

February 24, 2022
What’s next after Ahmaud Arbery’s killers held ‘accountable’What’s next after Ahmaud Arbery’s killers held ‘accountable’

What’s next after Ahmaud Arbery’s killers held ‘accountable’

Judge Timothy Walmsley delivered sentences to the convicted murderers of Ahmaud Arbery on Jan. 7. The 25-year-old Black man was…

January 10, 2022
Black pastors protest racism, gather to support Arbery familyBlack pastors protest racism, gather to support Arbery family

Black pastors protest racism, gather to support Arbery family

Atlanta  In the town of Brunswick, Georgia, Gregory McMichael, his son Travis McMichael and their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryant, are…

November 23, 2021
<span class="streamer2">Mother’s five-year struggle wins a victory </span><br />Cops indicted in Jamarion Robinson’s death<span class="streamer2">Mother’s five-year struggle wins a victory </span><br />Cops indicted in Jamarion Robinson’s death

<span class="streamer2">Mother’s five-year struggle wins a victory </span><br />Cops indicted in Jamarion Robinson’s death

Atlanta, Oct. 31 Monteria Robinson’s life changed Aug. 5, 2016. That day a 16-person police force from multiple agencies under…

November 2, 2021
One more white supremacist symbol fallsOne more white supremacist symbol falls

One more white supremacist symbol falls

Decatur, Georgia A diverse crowd gathered on Decatur Square on Indigenous Peoples Day on Oct. 11, to honor the Muscogee…

October 12, 2021
78th birthday of Imam Jamil Al-Amin78th birthday of Imam Jamil Al-Amin

78th birthday of Imam Jamil Al-Amin

The 78th birthday of political prisoner Imam Jamil Al-Amin (formerly known as the Black militant activist, H. Rap Brown) was…

October 11, 2021
A broken taillight – an excuse for police murder?A broken taillight – an excuse for police murder?

A broken taillight – an excuse for police murder?

Atlanta On Aug. 7, 2020, 60-year-old Julian Lewis, a semiretired Black carpenter, was driving home in Sylvania, Ga., after going…

September 28, 2021
No cop city! Battle for the Atlanta forest not overNo cop city! Battle for the Atlanta forest not over

No cop city! Battle for the Atlanta forest not over

Let me tell you the story about how a small group of wealthy and powerful corporate leaders, known as the…

September 21, 2021
Alabama coal miners rally: “No contract, No coal!”Alabama coal miners rally: “No contract, No coal!”

Alabama coal miners rally: “No contract, No coal!”

Brookwood, Ala. Aug. 4 — While travelling on the winding, two-lane road leading into Brookwood, one gets a sense of…

August 6, 2021