Racism and Self-Determination

It’s time to bury the ‘chop’It’s time to bury the ‘chop’

It’s time to bury the ‘chop’

Baseball — long touted as “America’s National Pastime” — has just given millions of people around the world a horrifying…

November 1, 2021
Justice again denied for Mumia Abu-JamalJustice again denied for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Justice again denied for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Philadelphia, PA The Pennsylvania Superior Court on Oct. 26 denied Pennsylvania political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal’s appeals, filed in 2019 following…

November 1, 2021
U.S. protesters demand release and repatriation of Aafia SiddiquiU.S. protesters demand release and repatriation of Aafia Siddiqui

U.S. protesters demand release and repatriation of Aafia Siddiqui

Reprint from Al Jazeera Excerpts from an article in Al Jazeera Dozens of protesters and human rights activists are calling…

October 28, 2021
Medical release for MaroonMedical release for Maroon

Medical release for Maroon

Oct. 25 — Pennsylvania political prisoner Russell Maroon Shoatz’s petition for medical release was finally granted by Philadelphia County Court…

October 25, 2021
Defend Apache people’s Oak FlatsDefend Apache people’s Oak Flats

Defend Apache people’s Oak Flats

Apache Stronghold activists rallied in San Francisco Oct. 21, the day before the federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals heard…

October 25, 2021
The tip of a rotten icebergThe tip of a rotten iceberg

The tip of a rotten iceberg

The National Football League is the oldest professional sports league in the U.S. Its owners are among the most reactionary.…

October 18, 2021
International tribunal of legal experts to judge  U.S. human rights abuses against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples, Oct. 22-25International tribunal of legal experts to judge  U.S. human rights abuses against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples, Oct. 22-25

International tribunal of legal experts to judge U.S. human rights abuses against Black, Brown and Indigenous Peoples, Oct. 22-25

The following is lightly edited from a press release issued by the tribunal: In the Spirit of Mandela, an unprecedented…

October 18, 2021
National Week of Action in Support of Black MigrantsNational Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants

National Week of Action in Support of Black Migrants

The following lightly edited statement was issued by Black Alliance for Just Immigration, Color of Change and other Black-led groups…

October 15, 2021
U.S. rejects Haitians fleeing utter miseryU.S. rejects Haitians fleeing utter misery

U.S. rejects Haitians fleeing utter misery

There are two streams of Haitian refugees fleeing the utter devastation of their country, inflamed by the feckless, decades-long U.S.…

October 15, 2021
78th birthday of Imam Jamil Al-Amin78th birthday of Imam Jamil Al-Amin

78th birthday of Imam Jamil Al-Amin

The 78th birthday of political prisoner Imam Jamil Al-Amin (formerly known as the Black militant activist, H. Rap Brown) was…

October 11, 2021