Racism and Self-Determination

Madison, Wis.: Mass rally at Capitol hits cop killing of Black youthMadison, Wis.: Mass rally at Capitol hits cop killing of Black youth

Madison, Wis.: Mass rally at Capitol hits cop killing of Black youth

Madison, Wis. -- Protests continue here over the March 6 police killing of Tony Robinson, a 19-year-old Black man who…

March 15, 2015
Selma workers continue struggle for rightsSelma workers continue struggle for rights

Selma workers continue struggle for rights

Selma, Ala. -- Among the many tens of thousands of people who marched in a sea of humanity across the…

March 12, 2015
Madison, Wis., rally demands justice, union jobsMadison, Wis., rally demands justice, union jobs

Madison, Wis., rally demands justice, union jobs

Madison, Wis. -- Hundreds of youth, students, workers and their allies marched on March 11 to demand justice for Tony…

March 12, 2015
Selma 50 years later — Fight’s still on against racism and for liberationSelma 50 years later — Fight’s still on against racism and for liberation

Selma 50 years later — Fight’s still on against racism and for liberation

Selma, Ala. — A jubilant, determined crowd of more than 100,000 people marched over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma,…

March 10, 2015
Justice Dept. on Ferguson: Rampant racism but no indictment of killer copJustice Dept. on Ferguson: Rampant racism but no indictment of killer cop

Justice Dept. on Ferguson: Rampant racism but no indictment of killer cop

On March 4, the U.S. Department of Justice issued two seemingly contradictory reports. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder officially announced…

March 10, 2015
Young anti-racist artists face felony chargesYoung anti-racist artists face felony charges

Young anti-racist artists face felony charges

The prosecution of two Metro Detroit youths, accused of painting a mural of protest against police brutality on a building…

March 10, 2015
Ferguson, Attica, Zimmerman and the capitalist stateFerguson, Attica, Zimmerman and the capitalist state

Ferguson, Attica, Zimmerman and the capitalist state

Several judicial rulings in recent weeks demonstrate the determination of the capitalist government to shield the front-line forces of the…

March 9, 2015
SF cops gun down Guatemalan immigrantSF cops gun down Guatemalan immigrant

SF cops gun down Guatemalan immigrant

Amilcar Pérez-López, 21 years old and a Guatemalan immigrant, was killed by two undercover San Francisco police officers in front…

March 9, 2015
Rally assails police killings in CaliforniaRally assails police killings in California

Rally assails police killings in California

Over 50 family members of Black and Latino youth killed by Long Beach and Anaheim police departments and their supporters…

March 8, 2015
Dominicans join Haitians to protest lynchingDominicans join Haitians to protest lynching

Dominicans join Haitians to protest lynching

Haitian and Dominican organizations in New York held a rally at noon and later a vigil at the Consulate of…

March 8, 2015