U.S. and Canada

Gala to honor IAC and its founder, Ramsey Clark

New York -- An exciting Jan. 12 gala is being organized by supporters of the International Action Center to honor…

December 19, 2012
Protests follow Cleveland police shooting spreeProtests follow Cleveland police shooting spree

Protests follow Cleveland police shooting spree

Cleveland — Police shootings of unarmed Black “suspects” are sadly all too common nationwide. But firing 137 bullets to stop a…

December 19, 2012
Another racist vigilante slayingAnother racist vigilante slaying

Another racist vigilante slaying

Jordan Russell Davis was with friends in an SUV listening to music in a gas station in Jacksonville, Fla., over…

December 19, 2012

NYC struggle over racist subway ads

New York — When the far-right blogger Pamela Geller collaborated with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in September to run a series…

December 19, 2012
Still suffering from SandyStill suffering from Sandy

Still suffering from Sandy

Thousands of people living in New York City’s Far Rockaway and Staten Island areas are still without heat, hot water…

December 19, 2012
Bring Peltier home in 2012!Bring Peltier home in 2012!

Bring Peltier home in 2012!

Harry Belafonte and Pete Seeger hosted a full house at the “Bring Leonard Peltier Home in 2012? concert Dec. 14…

December 19, 2012

Sandy and Katrina: What makes them different

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo recently said, “Superstorm Hurricane Sandy caused more property damage and affected a greater number of…

December 16, 2012

For Ramarley Graham: ‘We will not be silenced’

New York — “We will not be silent and we will not be silenced!” was the theme of the Dec. 8…

December 16, 2012
Memory of Black Panther Party leaders honoredMemory of Black Panther Party leaders honored

Memory of Black Panther Party leaders honored

Chicago — On the 43rd anniversary of the cop massacre of Black Panther Party leaders Chairman Fred Hampton Sr. and Defense…

December 16, 2012
Community award to Rosa Maria de la TorreCommunity award to Rosa Maria de la Torre

Community award to Rosa Maria de la Torre

Rosa Maria de la Torre, program coordinator of the Chelsea Housing Group at Hudson Guild in New York City since…

December 16, 2012