Racism and Self-Determination

Gentrifiers pressure Oakland’s vibrant culture

A multicultural drumming circle was held at Lake Merritt on Oct. 11. “Preserve the Soul of Oakland” was called in…

October 13, 2015

BLM & Palestine supporters defy racist threats in Rochester, N.Y.

By Lydia Bayoneta and Gene Clancy Rochester, N.Y. An overflow crowd packed the auditorium of the German House here on…

October 11, 2015

People of color being gentrified out of U.S. urban centers

A recently released census report indicates that white populations are starting to increase in U.S. urban areas. A slight growth…

October 9, 2015

People’s Grand Jury charges “racial disparities rampant in Pitt County, N.C., criminal system”

The movement against police and court violence against Black youth is as vibrant in small towns in the U.S. South…

October 8, 2015

Family challenges police shooting of Delaware man

On Sept. 23, 28-year-old Jeremy McDole was shot several times by police in Wilmington, Del. McDole was not accused of…

October 4, 2015

Remembering Chairman Fred Hampton

The following is a transcription of a talk given by Chairman Fred Hampton Jr. of the Prisoners of Conscience Committee/Black…

October 2, 2015

Philadelphia protesters demand justice for Natasha McKenna

Sept. 21 -- As Philadelphia is gradually being militarized by Homeland Security and the Secret Service in advance of the…

September 29, 2015

Defend Black Lives Matter! Fight racist attacks!

U.S. intelligence agencies and law enforcement departments recently announced that the Black Lives Matter movement was under surveillance for possible…

September 27, 2015

Confederate symbols condemned at int’l bike race

Richmond, Va., Sept. 20 -- When organizers of an international cycling race in Richmond, Va., the former capital of the Confederacy,…

September 22, 2015

Honor Black history, not Confederate shrines

We publish here the statement of Ana Edwards, chair of the Sacred Ground Historical Reclamation Project of the Defenders for…

September 22, 2015