Prisons: tear them down

Death row survivors, families & activists march for abolition

Activists marched down Congress Avenue from the Texas Capitol building in Austin on Nov. 2, chanting “Texas says death row,…

November 10, 2013

Philadelphia meeting highlights Assata Shakur

Around 100 people participated in the Day of Awareness of Assata and All Political Prisoners at a meeting in Philadelphia…

November 7, 2013

Two hundred attend Boston premiere of ‘Mumia: Long Distance Revolutionary’

In an inspiring event Nov. 1 at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury’s Dudley Square, the heart of Boston's African-American community, about…

November 4, 2013

‘Let the Fire Burn’ Philadelphia premier

The controversial documentary “Let the Fire Burn” had its Philadelphia premiere on Oct. 26 during the 2013 Philadelphia Film Festival.…

November 3, 2013

Herman Wallace: Revolutionary

Taken from an Oct. 10 column posted at ­prisonradio.org. The long and tortured life of Herman ­Wallace, of the famed…

October 30, 2013

Drop the charges against Rasmea Odeh

Workers World is publishing the following statement from the Arab American Action Network, dated Oct. 23, that we received from…

October 24, 2013

Hundreds attend funeral to honor political prisoner Herman Wallace

New Orleans — Amid tears as well as laughter, family, friends, comrades and former Black Panthers at the Tremé Community Center…

October 14, 2013

Freedom fighter Herman Wallace, presente!

The decades-long struggle by various forces in the Black Liberation Movement, the human rights and prisoner support movements resulted in…

October 9, 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

San Diego activists: ‘Free Marissa Alexander’

An hour-long rally was held in City Heights Park in San Diego on Sept. 14, in support of Marissa Alexander,…

September 26, 2013