Racism and Self-Determination

Outrage over Trump attack: Portland movement fights back

Federal officers were deployed to “quell” Portland’s protests beginning the weekend of July 10 and continuing the following week. Camouflaged…

July 21, 2020

Athletes demand justice for Breonna Taylor

The struggle to bring about justice for Breonna Taylor continues. The 26-year-old African American emergency medical technician was fatally shot…

July 21, 2020

NBA players support reporter vs. right-wing senator

The intersection between sports culture and politics can happen at any given time. And at this particular juncture, the Black…

July 21, 2020

Like apple pie and baseball — and football

Tom Morello — renowned Black guitarist in the band Rage Against the Machine — spoke truth to power when he…

July 20, 2020

Standing Rock wins legal victory against Dakota Access Pipeline

In a victory for the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe against the Dakota Access Pipeline, U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ruled…

July 20, 2020

End federal executions, racist death penalty!

In just four days, the U.S. government doubled to six the number of federal executions since Congress reauthorized the federal…

July 20, 2020

Philly marches for ‘Justicia para Vanessa!’

Over 100 people, predominantly Mexican-American and young, marched in Philadelphia on July 12 to demand justice for Pfc. Vanessa Guillén.…

July 20, 2020

In honor of her 73rd birthday/A tribute to Assata Shakur

The great African American revolutionary, Assata Shakur, turned 73 on July 16.  The following slightly edited article first appeared online…

July 17, 2020

Cambridge, Mass.: For Us, By Us Collective calls for funding communities, not cops

By Katya Zinn Cambridge, Mass. On June 22, the author acted as an accomplice to a Black-youth-organized civil disobedience demonstration…

July 16, 2020

Struggle for community control of Rayshard Brooks Peace Center in Atlanta

Atlanta July 11 — Today the Atlanta community continued to protest, demanding community control for the site of the burned-out…

July 15, 2020