Racism and Self-Determination

West Oakland, Calif., protests gentrification

The Development Without Displacement Research Group held an anti-gentrification march and rally to the City of Oakland Planning Commission meeting…

June 17, 2014

Memorial march for Ernest Duenez Jr.

Manteca, Calif. — Ernest Duenez Jr. was killed by police officer John Moody in this city on June 8, 2011.…

June 14, 2014

Not forgotten – Andy Lopez, presente!

Santa Rosa, Calif. — Several hundred people rallied and marched here on June 7, which would have been the week…

June 14, 2014

Trial set for Benton Harbor, Mich., activist Rev. Edward Pinkney

St. Joseph, Mich. --  Berrien County’s courthouse in St. Joseph, Mich., was filled with people from across the Midwest at…

June 13, 2014

In North Carolina, Moral Monday Movement marches forward

By Ben C. Raleigh, N.C. — It came on the heels of a powerful sit-in at the office of North…

June 10, 2014

Help stop threat to Iman Al-Amin’s health and life

The following is based on releases that the Muslim Alliance in North America (MANA) issued on June 5. They concern…

June 7, 2014

William Worthy: He opened the media to voices of resistance

William Worthy was a highly talented and educated journalist with a quality that distinguished him from so many of his…

June 5, 2014

Maya Angelou gave literary, political voice to African-American women

Youth and students from successive generations were influenced by Maya Angelou’s widely read book, “I Know Why the Caged Bird…

June 3, 2014

Salinas police kill three Latino men in 90 days

On May 20, the police killing of Carlos Mejía, a 44-year-old from El Salvador, marked the third such killing in Salinas,…

June 2, 2014

Stockton, Calif., police arrest James Rivera’s father during peaceful march

Stockton, Calif. -- The family and friends of James Rivera Jr. held the 3rd Annual Speak-Out for victims of police violence…

June 2, 2014