Racism and Self-Determination

Don’t just mourn, organize

Nov. 9 -- We’re as angry and shocked as our readers. The polls were wrong. We’re not the only ones…

November 9, 2016

Standing Rock resistance to DAPL continues, links to Alabama pipeline explosion

A mass movement of Indigenous people -- from within U.S. borders and internationally -- continues to build resistance at Standing…

November 8, 2016

Coast-to-coast solidarity with Standing Rock resistance

Solidarity actions in support of Standing Rock resistance to the Dakota Access Pipeline are proliferating from coast to coast throughout…

November 8, 2016

Dillard students give KKK Duke a hot reception

New Orleans - Students at Dillard University, a historically Black liberal arts college in New Orleans, stood up against the…

November 7, 2016

Justice for Henry Green and Tyre King!

Columbus, Ohio - The names of Black people most recently murdered by Columbus police were chanted on Oct. 28 as…

November 3, 2016

Seattle schools say ‘Black Lives Matter’ statewide

“The #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool event in Seattle yesterday was breathtaking. Never before in the country has an entire district of educators risen…

October 28, 2016

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