Racism and Self-Determination

Real voices behind the 1963 March on Washington

August 28 is the 50th anniversary of that fateful 1963 day in Washington, D.C., when 300,000 people marched and rallied…

August 21, 2013

‘Block Party for Justice’ raises awareness

By Lamont Lilly and Dante Strobino Durham, N.C. The Liberty and Justice Coalition for Carlos Riley Jr. organized this city’s…

August 14, 2013

Free the MOVE 9!

August 8 marked the 35th year of incarceration for the surviving eight members of the MOVE 9. On Aug. 7,…

August 14, 2013

Marcus Garvey 1887-1940

Aug. 17 will mark the 126th anniversary of the birth of the great Black nationalist leader, Marcus Garvey, who was…

August 14, 2013

Hands off Tawana Brawley

U.S. capitalism can’t function without racism. The not-guilty verdict in the Trayvon Martin case has shone a gigantic spotlight on…

August 14, 2013

NYC ‘stop and frisk’ gets court slapdown

Grassroots resistance needed to end it A federal court here declared on Aug. 12 that the New York Police Department’s…

August 13, 2013

Ramarley Graham denied justice

Based on an Aug. 8 press release put out by the Justice Committee.   Family members and supporters of Ramarley…

August 12, 2013

Aug. 28 Trayvon Martin justice assemblies

Stop the racist war at home A national call for Justice for Trayvon Martin assemblies in U.S. cities on Aug.…

August 8, 2013

To protest verdict: We shut down LA freeway

By Jefferson On July 14, the day after a Florida court exonerated George Zimmerman, killer of Trayvon Martin, the Los…

August 8, 2013

San Diego for Trayvon Martin

The July 13 “not guilty” verdict for George Zimmerman in the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., generated…

August 8, 2013