Racism and Self-Determination

Durham, N.C.: ‘Black lives matter’

A diverse audience participated in a film screening and discussion entitled “From Ferguson to Durham: Black Lives Matter” at the…

October 2, 2014

Milwaukee community protests killer cops

Milwaukee -- A crowd of labor, community and student supporters of the Dontre Hamilton family and other victims of police…

October 2, 2014

Milwaukee community protests police brutality

Members from a broad array of labor, community and student organizations participated in a “Black and Brown Lives Matter” protest…

October 2, 2014

Latino/a community defends woman attacked by police

Just two months after the recent New York Police Department chokehold killing of Eric Garner in Staten Island, another video-recorded…

October 1, 2014

Ferguson: Community protests racist power structure

Eight people were arrested on Sept. 28 as protests continued in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo. People reportedly…

October 1, 2014

Justice for John Crawford!

There is now no justice for John Crawford III, the 22-year-old African-American youth killed on Aug. 5 in a Wal-Mart store…

October 1, 2014

Free Sundiata Acoli!

Political prisoner Sundiata Acoli, aka Clark Edward Squire, is scheduled to be released on parole after spending more than 40…

September 30, 2014

National convergence in Ferguson Oct. 9-13

The following excerpts are from a statement released by the “Hands Up” coalition, comprised of mainly St. Louis County activists,…

September 28, 2014

Where is justice for Michael Brown?

Legal expert Lisa Bloom told Chris Hayes on his “All In” show on MSNBC on September 17: “Every time this…

September 28, 2014

The meaning of Ferguson

Aug. 31 — Before recent days, who among us had ever heard of Ferguson, Missouri? Because of what happened there,…

September 27, 2014