Racism and Self-Determination

Justice for Teo Valencia

Teo Valencia, a Mexican-American man, was shot in the back with an AR-15 semi-automatic assault rifle by an as yet…

July 22, 2016

DAY 15 – Is This What Democracy Looks Like?

A crowd of several hundred people moves down St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland, holding signs and chanting slogans.  They are…

July 21, 2016

Black farmers still seek justice

Black farmers in the South filed a federal class action lawsuit known as Pigford vs Glickman in 1997. Timothy Pigford…

July 21, 2016

One union: Labor against racism

Philando Castile’s “death by cop,” along with that of Alton Sterling, has sparked massive protests against racist state terror across…

July 21, 2016

Black Lives Matter marches on

July 18 — Outrage over the unchecked police killing of people of color continues throughout the U.S. Militant protests surged…

July 20, 2016

Many hundreds march in Cleveland to ‘Shut Down Trump and RNC’

Cleveland, July 18 -- In the weeks and months leading up to protests at the Republican National Convention, the state,…

July 19, 2016

The intersection between sports and fighting police violence

The ESPY Awards honor individual and team athletes in the U.S. and worldwide for outstanding achievements on a yearly basis.…

July 19, 2016

Giuliani: ‘You’re the racist!’

Rudy Giuliani’s July 18 speech to the Republican National Convention is rumored to be his audition for the post of…

July 19, 2016

Attack on Women’s, African-American studies

At the conclusion of the spring semester, the Western Illinois University Board of Trustees announced that degree programs in African…

July 15, 2016

Solidarity message from Italy for Black Lives Matter

Workers World received this letter from political activists in Italy. Even though separated by great distances, we join our comrades,…

July 15, 2016