Racism and Self-Determination

Boston Pride confronts racism

Black Lives Matter Boston, members of the Hispanic Black Gay Coalition and supporters challenged systemic racism and corporate “pride” by…

June 17, 2015

Baltimore activist tells it like it is

Telling the truth about the Black Lives Matter movement on Fox TV is not easy, to say the least, especially…

June 17, 2015

After third court victory, Woodfox still not free

Forty-three years in solitary confinement is 43 years too long. Albert Woodfox, the last imprisoned member of the Angola 3,…

June 17, 2015

Baltimore Peoples Assembly calls for national days of protest on Ferguson anniversary

Some 150 people gathered for a Baltimore Tribunal and Peoples Assembly on June 6 at a downtown church. The major…

June 16, 2015

Racism, police terror & NBA Finals

Cleveland has made major headlines -- and rightfully so -- since the Nov. 22 shooting death of Tamir Rice, a…

June 16, 2015

A very hot summer

It gets very hot in June in McKinney, Texas, 30 miles north of Dallas. So when 19-year-old high school senior…

June 16, 2015

Denver DA clears officers in shooting of Jessica Hernandez

On June 5, Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey announced that he had cleared officers Gabriel Jordan and Daniel Green in…

June 16, 2015

Assata Shakur mural removed

A mural depicting Assata Shakur was removed in May by Marquette University officials after an unrelenting right-wing campaign. Shakur, a…

June 13, 2015

The Indian Removal Act and the Trail of Tears

A grassroots campaign to remove President Andrew Jackson’s portrait from the $20 bill is receiving some attention. Why Jackson especially?…

June 10, 2015

Oakland, Calif., police take another young Black life

Oakland, Calif., Police Department officers took yet another young Black man’s life on the morning of June 6. According to…

June 10, 2015