Racism and Self-Determination

Black school revives civil rights lawsuit in Pennsylvania

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

September 27, 2013

Venezuela’s former ambassador to Angola speaks in Houston

Jesús García, Venezuela’s former ambassador to Angola and a researcher and writer, spoke to a packed house at S.H.A.P.E. Community…

September 27, 2013

Anatomy of two shootings in Washington, D.C., and Chicago

There were two shootings within days of one another in the United States that have been classified as mass shootings.…

September 26, 2013

Protest decries Durham, N.C., police brutality

Durham, N.C. -- On Sept. 16, the Durham community organization FADE (Fostering Alternatives to Drug Enforcement) organized a protest against…

September 26, 2013

Family demands justice in police killing of Ernest Duenez, Jr.

This reporter is interviewing a few of the many families of victims of police killings in California as they are…

September 26, 2013

1963 Birmingham church bombing

Watershed moment for Civil Rights struggle One of the most tragic acts of U.S. terrorism occurred Sept. 15, 1963, in…

September 25, 2013

Community remembers Mario Romero

Vallejo, Calif. — About 75 family and community members came to the First Annual Community BBQ in Remembrance of Mario…

September 12, 2013

Event honors Chairman Fred Hampton Sr.

The Chairman Fred Street Party is a yearly observance by the Prisoners of Conscience Committee/Black Panther Party Cubs of the…

September 11, 2013

Peoples Power Assemblies go national, build unity against racism, poverty and war

Events were held around the country on Aug. 28, the date of the racist murder of Emmett Till in 1955…

September 4, 2013

50th anniversary rally renews call for jobs and freedom

Tens of thousands of people from all over the country traveled to Washington, D.C., Aug. 24 to commemorate the 50th…

August 28, 2013