Racism and Self-Determination

Solidarity with Ferguson

On Aug. 9 in New York, protesters gathered in front of Brooklyn’s Barclays Center before marching to nearby MetroTech and…

August 12, 2015

Ferguson: State of emergency called after anniversary protests

Aug. 10 -- The city of Ferguson, Mo., is under a state of emergency the day after Black youth fought…

August 10, 2015

Cops kill unarmed college student in Texas

Aug. 10 -- The terror and killing spree by cops aimed at Black, Brown, Indigenous and other oppressed people continues…

August 10, 2015

Coalition calls for arrest of Philly police officer who killed Brandon Tate-Brown

Family members of Brandon Tate-Brown and a broad coalition of supporting organizations gathered for a news conference on Aug. 5…

August 7, 2015

Carl Hampton honored on 45th anniversary of assassination

On July 26, 1970, the Houston Police Department gunned down a 21-year-old leader of Houston’s Black community, Carl Hampton, after…

August 7, 2015

Black woman found dead in jail cell

Aug. 2 — Ralkina Jones is yet another African-American woman who died in police custody under suspicious circumstances. Jones, 37-years-old,…

August 6, 2015

Killer cop charged in murder of Sam Dubose in Cincinnati

The terrifying video of an African-American motorist’s life being snuffed out by a white racist cop, University of Cincinnati police…

August 6, 2015

60,000 signatures demand justice for Tamir Rice

It has been eight months since the police killing of the 12-year-old Black youth, Tamir Rice, in a Cleveland park.…

August 6, 2015

War on migrants continues unabated

While the courts quibble with the Obama administration on his November executive action, hundreds of thousands of workers continue to…

August 5, 2015

Police terror rises

One year after Mike Brown’s murder A Department of Justice study completed earlier this year and released to the press…

August 4, 2015