Racism and Self-Determination

Moral Mondays goes statewide in N.C.

By Ben C. and Andy Katz Raleigh, N.C., June 29 — As the short North Carolina legislative session winds down…

June 30, 2014

A tribute to ‘Ancestors of the Middle Passage’

Brooklyn, N.Y. -- On June 14 from noon to sunset, the 25th annual “Tribute to Our Ancestors of the Middle…

June 27, 2014

Remembering Juneteenth, police victims

A large crowd gathered June 19 on the central plaza of the downtown cathedral in San Antonio, Texas, to celebrate…

June 26, 2014

How Voting Rights Act was set back

At his Escambia County polling site on June 3, 93-year-old African-American Willie Mims was disenfranchised by Alabama's strict new voter…

June 24, 2014

Juneteenth parade in Houston

From the very serious to the celebratory, Juneteenth activities are taking place all over Texas. There are barbecues, rodeos, oratory…

June 18, 2014

Ruby Dee – brilliant actor, inspiring activist

The great actor and political activist Ruby Dee died at the age of 91 on June 11. She had been…

June 18, 2014

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