U.S. and Canada

National Campaign to Save Rev. Pinkney

Supporters of Michigan political prisoner, the Rev. Edward Pinkney, are mobilizing nationwide to stop the harassment and abuse he is…

December 3, 2015

Community group fights Brooklyn gentrification

Some 150 people spent the whole day on Nov. 17 protesting the Brooklyn Real Estate Summit held at the Brooklyn…

December 3, 2015

Black Friday protests target police, racist terror

Protests were held across the country on and around Black Friday — the day after the so-called Thanksgiving holiday that…

December 3, 2015

New York construction boom fueled by immigrant workers

New York City is experiencing an unprecedented construction boom. Spending on construction increased by 73 percent to $11.9 billion in…

December 3, 2015

Detained immigrants defy with hunger strikes

Over 100 immigrant detainees in Alabama and California are continuing a surge of hunger strikes that began in March 2015…

December 2, 2015

Richard Perkins Jr.: Latest victim of Oakland police terror

Oakland, Calif. -- Ada Henderson heard about the killing of yet another Black man on Nov. 15 by the Oakland Police…

December 2, 2015

Muslim women in hip-hop perform

The Hijabi Chronicles held the second “#MuslimWomeninHiphop ­#Expressions­- ofResistance” showcase on Nov. 28 at the Mission Cultural Center for Latino…

December 2, 2015

Day of Mourning: ‘We are not conquered. We are as strong as ever.’

The 46th annual National Day of Mourning organized by the United American Indians of New England, rallied, marched and afterwards…

December 2, 2015

‘Our very presence frees this land from the lies of the history books’

The following full remarks were given by Moonanum James, co-leader of United American Indians of New England, at the 46th…

December 2, 2015

‘Remember that our people always, always resisted’

Following are the full remarks of Mahtowin Munro, co-leader of United American Indians of New England, at the 46th annual…

December 2, 2015