Racism and Self-Determination

Protest honors Laquan McDonald

Hundreds of activists took part in a demonstration at Chicago Police Headquarters on Oct. 20 to commemorate the second anniversary…

October 26, 2016

Mothers cry for justice

With loud demands of “No justice, no peace! Stop the racist police!” protesters stopped traffic in the heart of Harlem,…

October 26, 2016

The execution of Deborah Danner

Deborah Danner was executed for being mentally ill. The 66-year-old Black woman was killed Oct. 18 by New York Police…

October 26, 2016

Philly activists demand: Take ‘Racist Rizzo’ statue down

Around 40 people descended on the Frank Rizzo statue in Philadelphia on Oct. 23 on what would have been Rizzo's…

October 25, 2016

Raising up a people’s agenda

Durham, N.C. - A spirited demonstration of activists from nearly a dozen organizations was held Oct. 11 outside the North…

October 19, 2016

Solidarity caravan reaches flooded areas

Kinston, N.C. - As the Neuse River crested in the wake of Hurricane Matthew on Oct. 15, leaders from the…

October 19, 2016

Charlotte Uprising in solidarity with Eastern North Carolina

Following is a lightly edited letter of solidarity from the Charlotte Uprising (charlotteuprising.com) to the disaster-stricken communities of Eastern North…

October 19, 2016

U.S. labor and the fight for sovereignty by Indigenous peoples

The struggle of the Sioux Nation at Standing Rock, N.D., and its allies to prevent the building of the Dakota…

October 18, 2016

On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, protesters in Philadelphia demand end to colonialism

More than 200 activists from diverse movements joined together in a March to End Colonialism on Oct. 12 in Philadelphia.…

October 18, 2016

Marshall University in West Virginia celebrates its first Indigenous Peoples Day

Huntington, W.V. - This year, for the first time, Marshall University welcomed an event celebrating the colonized people of this…

October 18, 2016