Racism and Self-Determination

Youth of color abused under capitalism

Ahmed Mohamed is a ninth-grader of Sudanese descent who attended MacArthur High School in Irving, Texas. When he brought a…

September 21, 2015

Report from the Streetz Party in Chicago remembering Black Panther Chairman Fred Hampton

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

September 18, 2015

People’s victory in Freddie Gray trial

Baltimore -- On Sept. 10, a protest called by the People’s Power Assembly demanded justice for Freddie Gray and that the…

September 17, 2015

Protests hit police-state expo

Oakland, Calif. -- Urban Shield, a million-dollar expo for training and sales of military hardware to local police departments, was kicked…

September 17, 2015

Racism and Black tennis players

The Public Broadcasting Service recently aired an “American Masters” documentary on Althea Gibson, the first African-American tennis star to break the…

September 15, 2015

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