Jim Crow

Activists ramp up struggle to stop execution of Rodney Reed in TexasActivists ramp up struggle to stop execution of Rodney Reed in Texas

Activists ramp up struggle to stop execution of Rodney Reed in Texas

Bulletin: On Feb. 23, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals issued a stay of execution for Rodney Reed in response…

February 23, 2015
Lennon Lacy: A new generation’s “Strange Fruit”Lennon Lacy: A new generation’s “Strange Fruit”

Lennon Lacy: A new generation’s “Strange Fruit”

“The nineteenth century lynch mob cuts off ears, toes and fingers, strips off flesh and distributes portions of the body…

November 4, 2014
Houston protest: ’Death row must go!’Houston protest: ’Death row must go!’

Houston protest: ’Death row must go!’

Houston -- The 15th annual march in Houston to abolish the death penalty brought together 200 people on Oct. 25.…

October 28, 2014

Walking while Black — U.S. society divided by racism

The “crime” of walking while Black — and driving, shopping, sitting, standing and merely existing while Black — in the…

September 8, 2014