Racism and Self-Determination

Flint’s people deserve REPARATIONS

The writer is the 2016 Workers World Party presidential candidate. Her vice presidential candidate and running mate is Lamont Lilly.…

January 26, 2016

MLK Day marked by protests vs police brutality and gentrification

Several events celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. took place throughout Southwest Virginia Jan. 16-18. This area…

January 25, 2016

Black and Brown unite to reclaim MLK

The bold, dynamic street actions which have characterized the Black Lives Matter movement are being adopted in the struggle against…

January 25, 2016

13th annual Detroit MLK Day rally and march highlight critical struggles

The 13th annual Martin Luther King Day rally and march took place Jan. 18 in downtown Detroit, where a host…

January 25, 2016

Chicago BLM occupies police bank

Black Lives Matter activists occupied a Fraternal Order of Police credit union office on Jan. 16 in Chicago to protest…

January 25, 2016

At protest for Noel Aguilar: ‘We continue the fight’

Long Beach, Calif. -- More than 300 protesters gathered to demand accountability for the murder of Noel Aguilar on Jan. 16…

January 22, 2016

Event honors captured Black freedom fighters

Several hundred people filled New York’s Martin Luther King Jr. Labor Center on Jan. 17 for the 20th Annual Dinner…

January 20, 2016

#OscarsSoWhite decries Hollywood racism

On Jan. 14, much of the world watched in shock and anger the announcements of the nominations for the upcoming…

January 19, 2016

Dr. King’s legacy still relevant

“I have worked too long now and too hard to get rid of segregation in public accommodations to turn back…

January 15, 2016

‘Repair all public housing!’

January 7 was the 50th anniversary of the Chicago Freedom Movement, launched by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1966…

January 15, 2016