Racism and Self-Determination

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

Aug. 28 protest to demand an end to racial profiling, stop-and-frisk in New York

Aug. 27 — The People’s Power Assembly Movement held a press conference on the steps of New York’s City Hall…

August 27, 2013

Moral Monday movement slams restrictions on voting rights

Durham, N.C. — North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory signed into law on Aug. 12 a sweeping anti-voting rights bill that attacks…

August 22, 2013

Black August: A tribute to freedom fighters

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on Aug. 28, 1963, galvanized hundreds of thousands in the streets of…

August 22, 2013