Racism and Self-Determination

Amiri Baraka: Poet on Fire (1934-2014)

Jan. 10 — The name Amiri Baraka has been known to me since my teens, when I was a member…

January 24, 2014

Amiri Baraka honored

Amiri Baraka — an award-winning poet, playwright and Black revolutionary — died on Jan. 9 at the age of 79…

January 24, 2014

Cuban leader Ricardo Alarcón: Amiri Baraka ‘led an unwavering life’

By Ricardo Alarcón de Quesada Alarcón was president of the Cuba’s National Assembly of People's Power and a member of…

January 24, 2014

Protesters demand justice for Corey Stingley, slain by vigilantes

Milwaukee — Outraged community members are responding with ongoing protests to a Jan. 10 announcement by Milwaukee County District Attorney…

January 21, 2014

Press conference, protest challenge Fox News over Abu-Jamal case

On Jan. 17, dozens of people gathered for a press conference and protest outside Fox News in Philadelphia to denounce…

January 21, 2014

Dr. King’s struggle legacy and today’s crisis of the cities

The federal holiday that commemorates martyred civil rights, social justice and peace activist Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. takes…

January 20, 2014

Police killing of Andy Lopez: No justice! No peace!

Santa Rosa, Calif. – Supporters demanding justice for Andy Lopez, led by the Mothers in White, packed a Sonoma County…

January 16, 2014

New investigation, reparations sought for Clarence Moses-El

In November 1996, Clarence Moses-El, who is imprisoned at Kit Carson Correctional Facility in Burlington, Colo., expected to be vindicated…

January 10, 2014

Oakland, Calif., community commemorates Oscar Grant

Oakland, Calif. — The mall area of the Fruitvale Bay Area Rapid Transit Station here reverberated with the speeches and…

January 9, 2014

Virginia struggle to defend Black history: ‘No stadium in Shockoe Bottom!’

Charleston, S.C.; New Orleans; England’s Liverpool; Senegal’s Goree Island — all these places played major roles in the U.S. slave…

January 6, 2014