Racism and Self-Determination

Release date set for Rev. PinkneyRelease date set for Rev. Pinkney

Release date set for Rev. Pinkney

The Michigan Board of Parole has announced that political prisoner the Rev. Edward Pinkney will be released on June 13.…

May 24, 2017
Trump confronted at school commencementTrump confronted at school commencement

Trump confronted at school commencement

Protesters from Virginia and beyond confronted President Donald Trump and all he represents on May 13 at Liberty University in…

May 18, 2017
The FBI is a racist sewerThe FBI is a racist sewer

The FBI is a racist sewer

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover hated the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and wanted him dead. Hoover called…

May 18, 2017
Black graduates disrupt Betsy DeVosBlack graduates disrupt Betsy DeVos

Black graduates disrupt Betsy DeVos

Close to half of the approximately 400 African-American graduates at the historically Black Mary Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla.,…

May 16, 2017
What is driving Sessions’ new ‘war on drugs’?What is driving Sessions’ new ‘war on drugs’?

What is driving Sessions’ new ‘war on drugs’?

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced on May 12 that the U.S. Department of “In-Justice” plans to overturn a 2013…

May 16, 2017
Adam Jones & Boston racism at Fenway ParkAdam Jones & Boston racism at Fenway Park

Adam Jones & Boston racism at Fenway Park

By mYia X & Phebe Eckfeldt Boston In April, Major League Baseball celebrated the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking…

May 11, 2017
Appalachia says ‘NO’ to NazisAppalachia says ‘NO’ to Nazis

Appalachia says ‘NO’ to Nazis

Listening to West Virginia Public Radio on the way to work yesterday morning, I heard a piece about the “neo-Nazi”…

May 11, 2017
From Alton Sterling to Jordan Edwards, no justice, no peace!From Alton Sterling to Jordan Edwards, no justice, no peace!

From Alton Sterling to Jordan Edwards, no justice, no peace!

There are many progressive struggles under capitalism, many connected to each other due to systemic inequality. Inside the U.S. --…

May 8, 2017
New Orleans: Mass rally confronts racists over Confederate monumentsNew Orleans: Mass rally confronts racists over Confederate monuments

New Orleans: Mass rally confronts racists over Confederate monuments

Some 1,200 people came out on May 7 for a loud and proud “second line” celebration of the demand to…

May 8, 2017
New Orleans: All out against racism May 7New Orleans: All out against racism May 7

New Orleans: All out against racism May 7

The following announcement was sent to Workers World newspaper by Take Em Down NOLA in New Orleans, Louisiana. ALL OUT…

May 6, 2017