Racism and Self-Determination

Police assail Black Resistance March

A Black Resistance March in Philadelphia on Feb. 17 to protest police terror in the era of Trump’s law-and-order policies…

February 23, 2017

Philadelphia gathering confronts health and water crisis

A People’s Assembly to “Confront Toxic Water & Hep C Crisis Threatening Lives of Mumia Abu-Jamal, other Prisoners and our…

February 23, 2017

Protest demands justice for Jaron Thomas

A demonstration was held in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 18 to demand answers from the Columbus Police Department about the…

February 23, 2017

Du Bois’ ‘BLACK RECONSTRUCTION’ and the lessons for today

Based on a talk given by WW Managing Editor LeiLani Dowell on Feb. 16. W.E.B. Du Bois’ “Black Reconstruction” is…

February 22, 2017

‘Black Reconstruction in America’ tour

Led by WW Managing Editor LeiLani Dowell, political discussions on W.E.B. Du Bois’s 1935 sweeping analysis of the Civil War…

February 22, 2017

Standing Rock: New evacuation order, calls to resist

Tensions are rising after North Dakota’s governor issued an order demanding that water protectors evacuate the Oceti Sakowin camp by…

February 22, 2017

Behind the attack on Charles Oakley

The brutal assault on former New York Knicks basketball player Charles Oakley at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 8 profoundly…

February 21, 2017

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