Racism and Self-Determination

Open letter on racism, solidarity & ‘Confederate heritage’

My family lived in South Carolina before the Revolution. My great-grandfather and his kin wore gray. That flag offends me.…

July 8, 2015

On U.S. bases, schools, roads and parks – Symbols, names reinforce institutional racism

Following the June 17 racist massacre in South Carolina, a groundswell of activists has pushed to eliminate the glorification of…

July 7, 2015

Slaveowners’ flag burned in Baltimore

This July 4, while millions were preparing for fireworks and celebrations, the Baltimore People’s Power Assembly held a rally to…

July 7, 2015

NASCAR bans Confederate flag from its grounds

The horrific massacre of nine African Americans -- Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Cynthia Hurd, Rev. Sharonda Coleman-Singleton, Tywanza Sanders, Ethel Lance,…

July 7, 2015

A visit with Michigan political prisoner Rev. Edward Pinkney

By David Sole and Marcina Cole Coldwater, Mich. In rural, south central Michigan, several hours from Detroit, sits Lakeland Correctional…

July 6, 2015

Act now for Mumia Abu-Jamal, Black U.S. political prisoner

On July 4, the apparatus of state power, like it does every year, arrogantly lauded itself for its alleged mandate…

July 6, 2015

Septima Clark and the role of civil rights education in South Carolina and beyond

Since the massacre of nine African Americans at the Mother Emmanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, we have reviewed the legacy…

July 4, 2015

Billionaire racist rhetoric trumped

Billionaire mogul Donald Trump announced his bid for the 2016 U.S. presidential elections on June 15. Normally it would not…

July 4, 2015

Detroiters protest ICE fatal shooting

Members of the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality, Black Lives Matter Detroit, the Moratorium Now! Coalition, Michigan United and Washtenaw…

July 4, 2015

‘No human being is illegal’

The Haiti Action Committee held a rally in San Francisco on June 24 at the United Nations Plaza to protest…

July 4, 2015