Racism and Self-Determination

No end in sight for Kaepernick-inspired protestsNo end in sight for Kaepernick-inspired protests

No end in sight for Kaepernick-inspired protests

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick continued his inspirational protest against racist oppression by kneeling during the national anthem, along…

September 20, 2016
On solidarity with Standing Rock, executive clemency and the international Indigenous struggleOn solidarity with Standing Rock, executive clemency and the international Indigenous struggle

On solidarity with Standing Rock, executive clemency and the international Indigenous struggle

Greeting Sisters and Brothers: I have been asked to write a solidarity statement to everyone about the Camp of the…

September 19, 2016
Tuskegee Airmen fought racism in the U.S. militaryTuskegee Airmen fought racism in the U.S. military

Tuskegee Airmen fought racism in the U.S. military

2016 is the 75th anniversary of the Tuskegee Airmen’s formation. The Airmen were the first African-American aviators in U.S. Army…

September 19, 2016
Somali Muslims and allies protest IslamophobiaSomali Muslims and allies protest Islamophobia

Somali Muslims and allies protest Islamophobia

Minneapolis Sept. 16 -- Cars honk and passersby raise their fists as over 250 people protest Islamophobia, racism and U.S.…

September 19, 2016
Chicago Streetz Party: Fists up for Fred Hampton, Sr.Chicago Streetz Party: Fists up for Fred Hampton, Sr.

Chicago Streetz Party: Fists up for Fred Hampton, Sr.

Fred Hampton Sr., a dynamic leader in the Black Panther Party, was born August 30, 1948, and was assassinated in…

September 19, 2016
Urban Shield? Shut down police militarization!Urban Shield? Shut down police militarization!

Urban Shield? Shut down police militarization!

Pleasanton, Calif. Over 500 protesters militantly opposed Urban Shield, a four-day weapons exposition for law enforcement, on Sept. 9. The…

September 15, 2016
Indigenous Nations unified: ‘No to pipelines! Yes to sovereignty’Indigenous Nations unified: ‘No to pipelines! Yes to sovereignty’

Indigenous Nations unified: ‘No to pipelines! Yes to sovereignty’

Thousands of Indigenous people from more than 200 Native Nations, as well as non-Native supporters, have swelled the numbers of…

September 14, 2016
Inspired by Kaepernick, others protest injustice, on and off the fieldInspired by Kaepernick, others protest injustice, on and off the field

Inspired by Kaepernick, others protest injustice, on and off the field

Sept. 13 — The political rebellion that Colin Kaepernick, an African-American National Football League quarterback with the San Francisco 49ers,…

September 14, 2016
THE 1971 ATTICA REBELLION: George Jackson & the revolutionary prison movement of 2016THE 1971 ATTICA REBELLION: George Jackson & the revolutionary prison movement of 2016

THE 1971 ATTICA REBELLION: George Jackson & the revolutionary prison movement of 2016

From a talk at a Workers World Party campaign meeting held on Sept. 10 in Detroit. Other speakers included Carlos…

September 14, 2016
Rev. C.D. Witherspoon opens campaign for Baltimore NAACP presidentRev. C.D. Witherspoon opens campaign for Baltimore NAACP president

Rev. C.D. Witherspoon opens campaign for Baltimore NAACP president

The Rev. C.D. Witherspoon, a leader of the Baltimore People’s Power Assembly, and the president of the Baltimore Southern Christian…

September 11, 2016