Racism and Self-Determination

California statewide mobilization hits killer cops

Sacramento, Calif. — This Oct. 22, the National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression and the Criminalization of a…

October 30, 2013

Anti-racists shut down white supremacists in Philadelphia

Around 200 anti-racist activists, primarily young people, stopped the skinheads in their tracks, physically confronting their gathering in a triumphant…

October 21, 2013

New revelations challenge non-prosecution of cop who killed Alan Blueford

In a letter written to Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan on Oct. 3, 2012, Alameda County District Attorney Nancy O’Malley…

October 17, 2013

The death of Gary King

Cathy King, Gary King’s mother, told Workers World that Gary was 20 years old when he was killed on Sept.…

October 17, 2013

Derrick Gaines, killed by police at 15

Workers World spoke with Dolores Piper, maternal great-aunt of Derrick Gaines, a Black youth who was killed by a South…

October 10, 2013

The lynching of Miriam Carey

Oct. 7 — Valarie Carey and Amy Carey-Jones are publicly asking why deadly force was used against their sister, Miriam…

October 8, 2013

The senseless killing of Miriam Carey

Beginning at 2 p.m. on Oct. 3, there was nonstop coverage on all the ruling-class media about a car chase…

October 4, 2013

Black school revives civil rights lawsuit

Philadelphia -- A broad coalition of students, alumni, faculty, staff, politicians, religious leaders and community supporters of Cheyney University gathered…

October 4, 2013

Parent describes cop killing of 16-year-old

Stockton, Calif. -- James Earl Rivera was only 16 years old and unarmed when he was shot to death by…

October 3, 2013

Mass pressure wins new trial for Marissa Alexander

Marissa Alexander, the 34-year-old African-American woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison for defending herself against her former…

October 2, 2013