Racism and Self-Determination

‘Central Park Five’ rally at City Hall: A tale of two de Blasios

New York — On April 17, the December 12th Movement held a large, diverse rally at City Hall here to bring attention…

May 6, 2014

Young Black woman brutalized by BART police and jail cops

Oakland, Calif. -- The Bay Area Rapid Transit police have achieved notoriety once again, this time with the brutalization of…

May 5, 2014

The Hurricane: Rubin Carter

From an April 23 audio column posted on prisonradio.org.  Hurricane Carter died from prostate cancer on April 20 at age…

May 3, 2014

Los Angeles protest targets racist Sterling

An emergency protest was held April 29 in front of the Staples Center in Los Angeles against the racist comments…

May 2, 2014

Mabel Williams: A legacy of struggle & community service

Funeral services were held in Detroit on April 25 for Mabel Robinson Williams, the widow of African-American revolutionary Robert F.…

April 30, 2014

Racist rancher & ‘left-right’ fantasies

Some stories could only take place in the United States. One such story is that of Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy.…

April 29, 2014

All out for May Day!

Teresa Gutierrez, right, co-coordinator of the May 1 Coalition for Worker and Immigrant Rights, with other coalition activists at an…

April 29, 2014

Six unelected men deliver blow to Civil Rights

The unelected U.S. Supreme Court has delivered a sharp blow to rights won through mass struggles against racism. In a…

April 29, 2014

’Free Mumia! Free them all!’

The Sons and Daughters of the Revolution March on April 26 capped off three days of activities in Philadelphia honoring…

April 29, 2014

Racism, sports and Donald Sterling

The owner of the National Basketball Association’s Los Angeles Clippers, Donald Sterling, was caught on audiotape April 9 making undeniably…

April 27, 2014