Racism and Self-Determination

Black Reconstruction and the Paris Commune: Two Momentous Revolutions

Black History Month brings back to life long-buried struggles of African-American people for liberation and justice. One of the most…

February 15, 2017

Eastern Michigan students win anti-racist victory

On Feb. 2, Eastern Michigan University’s administration handed down its decision to drop sanctions against 16 students, mostly Black, who…

February 15, 2017

Standing Rock defense stays strong

For a year, thousands of Indigenous peoples and activists have stopped the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline across Native…

February 14, 2017

Black history, people’s fightback in Virginia

Community members from throughout southwest Virginia packed a meeting room at the Gainsboro Library in Roanoke Feb. 11 to hear…

February 14, 2017

Professional athletes speak out, take a stand against bigotry

The ongoing uprising in the streets against the Trump presidency continues to galvanize various sectors of U.S. society, including sports…

February 13, 2017

Athletes repudiate NFL’s trip to Israel

Bulletin:  According to the Times of Israel, six out of the 11 National Football League players slated to visit Israel…

February 13, 2017

Protest Buffalo, N.Y., police killing of Wardel ‘Meech’ Davis

By Lee Swaydis and WW Buffalo Staff Buffalo, N.Y. - On the night of Feb. 7,  a 20-year-old unarmed Black…

February 13, 2017

The ‘Alt-Right’: A new mask for white supremacy

Feb. 13 -- “Alt-right” has become a buzzword in the mainstream media to describe the extreme right-wing politics pushed by…

February 13, 2017

Lessons of the Sessions nomination

Feb. 13 — The Democratic Party’s inability to stop or even slow down the dramatic shift to the right, represented…

February 13, 2017

Mumia Abu-Jamal on Black Panther Party

This past fall marked the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party. To celebrate the occasion, Common…

February 10, 2017