Racism and Self-Determination

#NoDAPL water protector sentenced to 57 months#NoDAPL water protector sentenced to 57 months

#NoDAPL water protector sentenced to 57 months

#NoDAPL water protector Red Fawn Fallis was sentenced July 11 to 57 months in prison by a federal judge in…

July 27, 2018
Rep. Waters, the Democrats and white supremacyRep. Waters, the Democrats and white supremacy

Rep. Waters, the Democrats and white supremacy

Los Angeles — At a rally here on June 24, U.S. Congressperson ­Maxine Waters came out hard against the vicious…

July 3, 2018
Star player: ‘U.S. soccer is a rich white-kid sport’Star player: ‘U.S. soccer is a rich white-kid sport’

Star player: ‘U.S. soccer is a rich white-kid sport’

Hope Solo is a former goalkeeper for the U.S. women’s national soccer team, a two-time Olympic gold medalist and a…

July 3, 2018
‘They stole us, they sold us, they owe us!’‘They stole us, they sold us, they owe us!’

‘They stole us, they sold us, they owe us!’

Despite threatened thundershowers, 50 people took to the streets of Newark, N.J., on June 23 to demand reparations for Black…

June 28, 2018
Police gun down Pittsburgh youthPolice gun down Pittsburgh youth

Police gun down Pittsburgh youth

Pittsburgh — It was Juneteenth — June 19, 1865 — when slavery was declared abolished in Texas and the Southern…

June 25, 2018
The Movement for Black Lives calls for Black, Brown, Indigenous solidarityThe Movement for Black Lives calls for Black, Brown, Indigenous solidarity

The Movement for Black Lives calls for Black, Brown, Indigenous solidarity

The following statement was issued by The Movement for Black Lives at policy.m4bl.org. The Movement for Black Lives joins MiJente…

June 25, 2018
MOVE 9’s Debbie Africa, released after 40 years, speaks at news conferenceMOVE 9’s Debbie Africa, released after 40 years, speaks at news conference

MOVE 9’s Debbie Africa, released after 40 years, speaks at news conference

East Lansdowne, Pa. — At a press conference in East Lansdowne, Pa., on June 19, MOVE 9 member Debbie Sims…

June 24, 2018
Chicago youth rally for missing and murdered Black women and girlsChicago youth rally for missing and murdered Black women and girls

Chicago youth rally for missing and murdered Black women and girls

Chicago — As school let out for the summer on June 19, a small crowd gathered on King Drive on…

June 24, 2018
Cheers for ‘Abolish death penalty’Cheers for ‘Abolish death penalty’

Cheers for ‘Abolish death penalty’

The Juneteenth Parade, an annual event in Houston, memorializes the day in 1865 when the Emancipation Proclamation was put into…

June 23, 2018
MOVE member Debbie Africa releasedMOVE member Debbie Africa released

MOVE member Debbie Africa released

Philadelphia — In the early morning of June 16, after nearly 40 years of unjust imprisonment by the state of…

June 17, 2018