Racism and Self-Determination

Quitman 10+2 defendant acquitted

Quitman, Ga. -- On Sept. 17, after three trials held over four years, Lula Smart, the first of the Quitman…

September 25, 2014

Free Jamil Al-Amin

A standing-room-only crowd attended an evening of “Love and Resistance for Imam Jamil Al-Amin” at the 1199 SEIU auditorium in…

September 25, 2014

Charges dismissed for most Moral Monday activists

Durham, N.C. -- Tens of thousands of North Carolinians protested and nearly 1,000 were arrested in the summer of 2013,…

September 24, 2014

Killer cop of Dontre Hamilton is exposed

Milwaukee, Wis.— The struggle for justice for Dontre Hamilton intensified Sept.18, when his family released the name of the cop…

September 24, 2014

Still demanding justice for Michael Brown

The people of Ferguson, Mo., and supporters are still demanding the indictment and arrest of white police officer Darren Wilson…

September 19, 2014

Central Park Five settlement finalized

“This is now the icing on the cake,” said Raymond Santana, one of the Central Park Five. “My whole life…

September 19, 2014

Police terror in Milwaukee

Dontre Hamilton was sleeping in Red Arrow Park in downtown Milwaukee on April 30. Moments later he lay on the…

September 18, 2014

Atlanta Hawks owners’ racism exposed

I am not a sports fan. In fact, I have never been to a professional basketball game, much less an…

September 17, 2014

Ray Rice, racism and women’s oppression

The National Football League’s Baltimore Ravens’ running back, Ray Rice, has been indefinitely suspended from the NFL, and then cut…

September 16, 2014

People pack court to defend Ramsey Orta

Staten Island, N.Y., Sept. 5 — Today’s appearance of Ramsey Orta in Richmond County Supreme Court became a people’s victory,…

September 13, 2014