Racism and Self-Determination

Mumia Abu-Jamal: Next steps after 37 yearsMumia Abu-Jamal: Next steps after 37 years

Mumia Abu-Jamal: Next steps after 37 years

Political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal has now been incarcerated for 37 years. December 9 marks the anniversary of his imprisonment and…

December 10, 2018
UNC-CH teaching assistants hold grades, protest move to save racist statueUNC-CH teaching assistants hold grades, protest move to save racist statue

UNC-CH teaching assistants hold grades, protest move to save racist statue

The struggle surrounding Silent Sam, the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill monument to the white supremacist Confederacy, sharpened intensely last…

December 10, 2018
Boston: Protest demands Justice4SihamBoston: Protest demands Justice4Siham

Boston: Protest demands Justice4Siham

Demonstrators gathered here Nov. 7 to commemorate the 1-year anniversary of Siham Byah’s separation from her son, Naseem. Some 50…

December 6, 2018
Film review of <em>Wind River</em>: True-to-life story exposes crimes against MMIWG2SFilm review of <em>Wind River</em>: True-to-life story exposes crimes against MMIWG2S

Film review of <em>Wind River</em>: True-to-life story exposes crimes against MMIWG2S

Wind River opens with a young woman running barefoot through the snow in the mountains. She falls, crying and gasping,…

December 6, 2018
Community car caravan delivers message: Free Mumia Now!Community car caravan delivers message: Free Mumia Now!

Community car caravan delivers message: Free Mumia Now!

Philadelphia - Several cars decorated with signs to “Free Mumia” traversed multiple Black community neighborhoods here on Nov. 24 as…

December 1, 2018
Olivia Hooker dies at age 103 — last-known survivor of 1921 Tulsa ‘race riot’Olivia Hooker dies at age 103 — last-known survivor of 1921 Tulsa ‘race riot’

Olivia Hooker dies at age 103 — last-known survivor of 1921 Tulsa ‘race riot’

The life of Olivia Juliet Hooker came to an end this year with her death on Nov. 21.  She was…

December 1, 2018
Day of Mourning honored at PlymouthDay of Mourning honored at Plymouth

Day of Mourning honored at Plymouth

Indigenous people and supporters gathered despite sub-zero wind chills for the 49th National Day of Mourning at Plymouth, Mass. The…

November 30, 2018
Philly protest says: No to white supremacy!Philly protest says: No to white supremacy!

Philly protest says: No to white supremacy!

Philadelphia — People power won the day as an overwhelming mobilization of solidarity and unity drowned out and defeated a…

November 17, 2018
Philadelphia anti-fascist press conference: ’Now is not the time to be silent’Philadelphia anti-fascist press conference: ’Now is not the time to be silent’

Philadelphia anti-fascist press conference: ’Now is not the time to be silent’

At a Nov. 14 Press Conference in Philadelphia, Berta Joubert-Ceci, speaking for the Philadelphia-Camden Boricua Committee, demanded that Philadelphia Mayor…

November 17, 2018
Another ‘Trumpian’ racial incidentAnother ‘Trumpian’ racial incident

Another ‘Trumpian’ racial incident

Amid the spate of hate crimes in the U.S., on Nov. 1, in broad daylight in New York City, the…

November 14, 2018