Racism and Self-Determination

Stop the war on Black America: Justice for Trayvon Martin!

The following statement was issued on July 14 by Black Workers for Justice based in North Carolina. The not guilty…

July 14, 2013

A post-racial U.S.? Killing and demonizing Trayvon Martin shatter the myth

When Barack Obama became the first African American to be elected president of the United States in 2008, many bourgeois…

July 9, 2013

Defend Carlos Riley Jr. against police brutality

Durham, N.C. — On Dec. 18, 21-year-old Carlos Riley Jr., who is African American, was dropping off his companion around 10…

July 8, 2013

Struggle builds against racist principal in Queens, N.Y.

A multinational show of unity took place in front of the office of New York City School Chancellor Dennis Walcott at…

July 8, 2013

‘Hideous and revolting’: Frederick Douglass on U.S. slavery

The following excerpts are from the powerful speech entitled “What to the slave is 4th of July,” made by Frederick…

July 2, 2013

Voting rights set back: Only struggle can reverse racist ruling

Two decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court the last week of June have provoked outrage among Civil Rights organizations and…

July 2, 2013

Labor/community alliance in Oakland tells City Council: ‘We need jobs, not more cops’

A labor/community alliance is growing in Oakland, Calif., as city leaders pour more money into one of the most contentious…

July 2, 2013

Paula Deen: A Scarlett O’Hara, corporate-style

By now, millions of people have heard about the so-called “down-to-earth” white Southern chef, Paula Deen, who was cited in…

July 1, 2013

Standing up to racist courts

In the pre-Civil War era, courts in the U.S. regularly gave legal cover to slave catchers to search across the…

July 1, 2013

Stop ‘Stop and frisk’

On June 24, organizations opposing the racist “Stop and Frisk” actions by the New York Police Department held a morning…

June 30, 2013