Racism and Self-Determination

When a child dies

Taken from a Dec. 28 audio recording by prisonradio.org. News break: Cleveland officials announce no charges to be filed in…

January 15, 2016

Baltimore cops shoot, then frame up Keith Davis Jr.

Baltimore police officers shot a 24-year-old African American, Keith Davis Jr., twice — once in the face and once in…

January 14, 2016

Justice for Mario Woods!

San Francisco -- Ever since the Dec. 2 firing squad execution of 26-year-old Mario Woods in the San Francisco Bay View…

January 14, 2016

Georgia cop to face grand jury

According to research done by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, 184 people have been killed by police in Georgia in the…

January 14, 2016

Oregon standoff & the role of the State

Heavily armed right-wingers have occupied the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge outside of Burns, Ore., since Jan. 2, declaring they are…

January 12, 2016

MLK’s legacy and the struggle for the cities

This year's national commemoration of the 87th birthday of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. comes during a period…

January 12, 2016

Minneapolis protests shut down mall and airport

Bloomington, Minn. The following article is reprinted from Fightback!News. See fightbacknews.org, Dec. 24. Just two days before Christmas, Dec. 23,…

January 6, 2016

Racist police violence & the need for socialist revolution

“According to [Karl] Marx, the state [comprised of armed bodies of men and women such as police; prisons; courts, etc.]…

January 5, 2016

Racism a major factor in denying pay to student athletes

College sports are big business. In 2013, football revenues topped $3.4 billion, doubling over the last 10 years. (businessinsider.com, Dec.…

January 5, 2016

7th annual Oscar Grant vigil held

Oakland, Calif. -- The seventh annual vigil to honor the memory of Oscar Grant was held on Jan. 1 at the…

January 5, 2016