Racism and Self-Determination

Chicago mayor gives up on third term as killer cop heads to trialChicago mayor gives up on third term as killer cop heads to trial

Chicago mayor gives up on third term as killer cop heads to trial

Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on Sept. 4 that he would not run for a third term, bringing joy and…

September 12, 2018
Disability groups reject racist Georgia voter suppressionDisability groups reject racist Georgia voter suppression

Disability groups reject racist Georgia voter suppression

A proposal by the Randolph County, Georgia, Board of Elections to close seven out of nine polling places in one…

September 10, 2018
Aretha’s Detroit bids farewellAretha’s Detroit bids farewell

Aretha’s Detroit bids farewell

For two weeks, Detroit has been mourning the death of Aretha Franklin, the legendary musical artist, activist and genuine philanthropist…

September 6, 2018
Conference strategizes tearing down statues, wallsConference strategizes tearing down statues, walls

Conference strategizes tearing down statues, walls

Durham, N.C. — Energized by the fall of the Silent Sam statue in neighboring Chapel Hill, N.C., just days before,…

September 6, 2018
Students resist the Klan on North Carolina campusStudents resist the Klan on North Carolina campus

Students resist the Klan on North Carolina campus

Chapel Hill, N.C. — Barricades surrounded the stump of Silent Sam and other monuments on the campus of the University…

September 3, 2018
Trump’s racist redirection and South AfricaTrump’s racist redirection and South Africa

Trump’s racist redirection and South Africa

This Aug. 21 was undoubtedly one of the roughest days of the Trump presidency. His former campaign manager Paul Manafort…

September 1, 2018
San Diego remembers Sagon PennSan Diego remembers Sagon Penn

San Diego remembers Sagon Penn

Members of the San Diego Committee Against Police Brutality (CAPB) and ­Workers World Party remembered the legacy of Sagon Penn…

August 30, 2018
Renaming a street is a struggle against white supremacyRenaming a street is a struggle against white supremacy

Renaming a street is a struggle against white supremacy

The attempt to change the name of a Brooklyn, N.Y., street sign to honor a hero of the Haitian Revolution,…

August 30, 2018
At Texas construction site, grim discovery of prison/plantation slaveryAt Texas construction site, grim discovery of prison/plantation slavery

At Texas construction site, grim discovery of prison/plantation slavery

Houston — Almost 100 graves have been uncovered in Sugar Land, Texas, a Houston suburb that was once a sugar…

August 29, 2018
‘Freedom Riders’ closes the gap‘Freedom Riders’ closes the gap

‘Freedom Riders’ closes the gap

“Each generation out of relative obscurity must discover its mission, fulfill or betray it.” — Frantz Fanon Veteran human and…

August 29, 2018