Monica Moorehead

Poor People’s March says: Ignite class struggle

Washington, D.C. — The Poor People’s March began May 11 in Baltimore at the site of the police killing of…

May 15, 2013

Day 2: March arrives in D.C., sets new goals for struggle

Washington, D.C. — The second day of the Poor People’s March for Jobs and Justice, May 12, began with excitement as…

May 12, 2013

Day 1: Marchers defy police presence at Walmart

U.S. Route 1, south of Baltimore Within hours of the start of the Poor People’s Campaign and March, which headed…

May 11, 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

Assata Shakur is a modern-day Harriet Tubman

I had the distinct honor of meeting Assata Shakur in person at the 1997 World Youth Festival in Havana, Cuba.…

May 7, 2013

Student athletes need a living wage, health care

As much of the country knows by now, whether one follows sports or not, Kevin Ware, an African-American sophomore guard…

April 15, 2013

Rutgers abuse scandal exposes winners and losers

The firing of Rutgers University head basketball coach Mike Rice on April 3 for physically and verbally abusing his players…

April 8, 2013

Racism, exploitation & profits: The REAL ‘March Madness’

This year marks the 75th anniversary of March Madness in the U.S. On the surface, this term refers to three…

March 25, 2013

Latina activists present play on ‘audacious’ Harriet Tubman

Bronx, N.Y. — For the second week in a row, a local stage production in commemoration of the centennial death of…

March 25, 2013

Cuban women on progress of building socialism

East Harlem, New York  — The July 26th Coalition, a solidarity group that supports the Cuban revolution, hosted a March 13…

March 21, 2013