U.S. and Canada

Seeking justice for Mikayla Miller, Black lesbian teen 

Hopkinton, Mass. May 6 — The death of 16-year-old Black lesbian Mikayla Miller under mysterious circumstances in mid-April has ignited…

May 10, 2021

Anishinaabe people, allies resist Enbridge Line 3 pipeline

Philadelphia People marched from Philadelphia’s City Hall to a Wells Fargo Bank office May 7 to demand the bank stop funding…

May 10, 2021

Unite to free Mumia Abu-Jamal!

Oakland, Calif. Mumia Abu-Jamal’s 67th birthday was commemorated with three well-attended actions in San Francisco and the East Bay from…

May 7, 2021

New York union protests racist austerity

New York City A New York State budget that underfunds education was denounced as racist austerity by union members and…

May 7, 2021

PDF of May 6 issue

Download the PDF. Justice for Andrew Brown Jr. Celebrating May Day 2021! No education austerity! Vaccine apartheid; Colonialism in space;…

May 6, 2021

Another police murder in North Carolina — Justice for Andrew Brown Jr.!

Elizabeth City, N.C. May 1 — Seven deputies from the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Department killed unarmed Andrew Brown Jr. in…

May 5, 2021

The police killing of Andrew Brown — a BWFJ statement

The following statement was issued on April 30 by Black Workers for Justice, an organization of Black workers founded in…

May 5, 2021

Protest for incarcerated loved ones

Our incarcerated loved ones are being treated inhumanely, and their voices are not being heard. Over 4,700 people are locked…

May 5, 2021

Supreme Court rules kids can be thrown away

The Supreme Court of the United States ruled April 22 that children under 18 years of age--the vast majority of…

May 3, 2021

Black scientists denounce racism at Penn Museum

The following excerpts are from an April 28 statement regarding the unethical, possession and callous racist use of the remains…

May 3, 2021