Racism and Self-Determination

Omar Shakir tells his story of Oakland, Calif., cop misconduct

Oakland, Calif. Omar Shakir and his family were under siege last July 23 when the Oakland Police Department falsely believed…

October 17, 2016

National ‘walk-ins’ reject attacks on public education

More than 100,000 students, educators, parents and supporters participated in a National Day of Action for Public Education on Oct.…

October 13, 2016

Sparked by Kaepernick – Sports protests pummel racism

Colin Kaepernick’s lone action condemning police brutality against Black people has multiplied into the most widespread mass protest against racism…

October 13, 2016

Sexist predator or drone predator? Vote with your feet

Oct. 10 — This debacle of an election process is ­unprecedented, bizarre and absurd. And it is also ­dangerous. Analysis…

October 12, 2016

After Charlotte Uprising, solidarity activists focus on Bank of America

From New York to Los Angeles and other cities in between, activists came out on Oct. 4 to show solidarity…

October 12, 2016

U.N. panel backs call for reparations

A comprehensive, up-to-date 22-page report by the U.N. Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent was released Aug.…

October 6, 2016

Kaepernick ‘effect’ grows with every police atrocity

Oct. 3 — Since Aug. 26, when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick explained why he began to sit and…

October 5, 2016

Protests denounce police murder of Alfred Olango

An unarmed Black man named Alfred Olango, a 38-year-old refugee from Uganda, was gunned down and murdered by a police…

October 5, 2016

Charlotte uprising forces release of killer cop videos

The truly heroic forces of the Charlotte Uprising have carried out a great struggle to get justice for Keith Lamont…

October 5, 2016

Ashes or lilies: Alabama & environmental health, justice

Centreville, Ala. As Native nations at Standing Rock and their allies continue the struggle to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline,…

October 3, 2016