Racism and Self-Determination

Peltier thanks supporters on 71st birthday

U.S. political prisoner Leonard Peltier released the following statement from prison on his 71st birthday. September 12, 2015 Greetings everyone,…

September 15, 2015

Why George Jackson matters

George Jackson spent ten years behind prison walls: from 1961 to 1971. During this period, Jackson became a revolutionary warrior…

September 14, 2015

Until we win: Black Labor and Liberation in capitalism’s disposable era

By Kali Akuno Read the entire article on the “Black Left Unity Network” blog at tinyurl.com/ovyytvs Since the rebellion in…

September 14, 2015

‘Days of Grace’ hits racism, poverty

Over 800 gathered in the city of Charleston, S.C., on the morning of Sept. 5 for the Days of Grace…

September 8, 2015

African-American jobless rate stays high

Despite the unemployment figures released Sept. 4, indicating that the rate of joblessness has gone down to 5.1 percent, the…

September 8, 2015

Police officer charged with killing Black youth

A police officer in Portsmouth, Va., has been charged with murder in the deliberate and senseless killing of African-American youth,…

September 7, 2015

Release Yuvette Henderson’s autopsy report

Family and community supporters seeking justice for Yuvette Henderson converged on the Emeryville, Calif., City Council on Sept. 1, demanding…

September 7, 2015

Baltimore rally demands ‘Justice for Freddie Gray!’

About 100 protesters rallied outside the Clarence Mitchell Courthouse in Baltimore on Sept. 2 in a protest to demand justice…

September 4, 2015

Cleveland activists say Black Trans Lives matter

People gathered Aug. 25 in Cleveland’s Luke Easter Park, a main green space in the African-American community. They were part…

September 4, 2015

Lynne Stewart’s message for Women’s Equality Day

The following statement from the people’s lawyer and former political prisoner, Lynne Stewart, was read by Betty Davis, a longtime…

September 3, 2015