Racism and Self-Determination

Philadelphia protest opposes developers plans targeting Chinatown

Philadelphia Billed as a chance to “network and shmooze with Philadelphia’s top real estate developers and professionals,” the Jewish Federation…

October 28, 2022

Abu-Jamal hearing: racism the elephant in the room

Philadelphia It has been just over 40 years since Mumia Abu-Jamal was subjected to a racist frame-up and unjustly sentenced…

October 28, 2022

Defend the right of prisoners to vote!

With the midterm elections less than two weeks away, there have been at least 20 cases of people arrested and…

October 26, 2022

U.S. hands off Haiti!

As we write this editorial, rumors abound that the U.S. military has already moved to seize an airport in Haiti.…

October 24, 2022

Cops, politicians push racist ‘ShotSpotter’ spy tech

Cleveland and Detroit are among the latest cities to adopt or expand the use of gunfire detection technology, known as…

October 21, 2022

Elder and racial abuse in Pennsylvania prisons

Abraham Cruz, an 81-year-old illiterate invalid imprisoned at State Correctional Institute Phoenix in Pennsylvania, was denied commutation on Aug. 3.…

October 21, 2022

University owes Black community reparations

Philadelphia For weeks, students at the University of Pennsylvania have joined residents facing eviction from the University City Townhomes to…

October 19, 2022

Albert Woodfox memorialized, New Orleans-style

On a beautiful, sunny day in New Orleans, Albert Woodfox’s loving family, members of the International Committee to Free the…

October 17, 2022

Leonard Peltier’s Walk to Justice — halfway to D.C.

Longtime political prisoner Leonard Peltier’s “Walk to Justice” has marched 500 miles in four weeks, as of Indigenous Peoples Day…

October 10, 2022

Boston demands ‘Indigenous Peoples Day, now!’

Over 100 Indigenous activists and allies marched through Boston Oct. 8 to demand the state of Massachusetts abolish Columbus Day…

October 10, 2022