Racism and Self-Determination

Ida Gibbs Hunt and the Pan-African MovementIda Gibbs Hunt and the Pan-African Movement

Ida Gibbs Hunt and the Pan-African Movement

The Pan-African Congress in Paris in 1919 saw participation by African-American women, including Addie Waites Hunton and Ida Gibbs Hunt,…

March 27, 2017
Former U.S. political prisoner, Ramona Africa, discusses Mumia Abu-Jamal’s incarceration, U.S. prisons and Donald TrumpFormer U.S. political prisoner, Ramona Africa, discusses Mumia Abu-Jamal’s incarceration, U.S. prisons and Donald Trump

Former U.S. political prisoner, Ramona Africa, discusses Mumia Abu-Jamal’s incarceration, U.S. prisons and Donald Trump

Former U.S. political prisoner Ramona Africa is the Minister of Communication for the MOVE Organization and a Philadelphia-based organizer with…

March 26, 2017
Unarmed Black victim of police shooting to face trialUnarmed Black victim of police shooting to face trial

Unarmed Black victim of police shooting to face trial

By Tristen Schmidt and Terri Kay San Francisco A three-day, pre-trial hearing here ended with the judge’s decision to permit…

March 16, 2017
Ida B. Wells: Anti-lynching crusaderIda B. Wells: Anti-lynching crusader

Ida B. Wells: Anti-lynching crusader

The many references by African-American women intellectuals and activists to educational achievement, economic self-reliance, sobriety and religious adherence suggest that…

March 15, 2017
Anna Julia Haywood Cooper Vital to Pan-African movementAnna Julia Haywood Cooper Vital to Pan-African movement

Anna Julia Haywood Cooper Vital to Pan-African movement

African-American women from the late 19th century to the early 20th century played a pivotal role in the internationalization of…

March 12, 2017
Seattle youth denounce racist attacksSeattle youth denounce racist attacks

Seattle youth denounce racist attacks

A huge Black Lives Matter march of around 2,000 people took place in Seattle on the evening of March 4.…

March 12, 2017
Lynne Stewart: ¡Presente!Lynne Stewart: ¡Presente!

Lynne Stewart: ¡Presente!

With deep sorrow we report that the courageous people’s attorney, Lynne Stewart, died on March 7. She spent more than…

March 9, 2017
Vigil demands justice for man slain by cops in Vallejo, Calif.Vigil demands justice for man slain by cops in Vallejo, Calif.

Vigil demands justice for man slain by cops in Vallejo, Calif.

Vallejo, Calif. - Angel Rico Ramos, age 21, was killed by Vallejo, Calif., police on Jan. 23. To add to…

March 6, 2017
Protests erupt after Anaheim, Calif., cop grabs teen, fires weaponProtests erupt after Anaheim, Calif., cop grabs teen, fires weapon

Protests erupt after Anaheim, Calif., cop grabs teen, fires weapon

Los Angeles - A mixed group of Anaheim students were walking home from school on Feb. 21, when an off-duty…

March 3, 2017
Lucy Parsons: A working-class founder of May DayLucy Parsons: A working-class founder of May Day

Lucy Parsons: A working-class founder of May Day

The class struggle was at fever pitch in Chicago in 1885. Unemployment was high, wages were low, and food prices…

March 1, 2017