Racism and Self-Determination

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

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