Racism

Black immigrant’s family torn apart by ICE

Philadelphia Immigrant worker Christian M’Bagoyi was deported May 3, separating him from his spouse and two young daughters, ages 5…

May 8, 2023

Students for Preservation of Chinatown challenge developers

By Cindy Lou Philadelphia Students for the Preservation of Chinatown began a demonstration on March 3, at 4041 Walnut St.,…

March 9, 2023

Super Bowl can’t disguise systemic racism, big profits

The most popular one-day sports event in the U.S. happened on Feb. 12 this year in Glendale, Arizona — Super…

February 13, 2023

Justice for Tyre Nichols! Abolish the police!

Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man and FedEx driver in Memphis, Tennessee, was brutally beaten by Memphis police. Pulled over…

January 29, 2023

U.N. steps in with amicus brief in Mumia Abu-Jamal’s case

The United Nations Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent filed an amicus brief Dec. 6 with Philadelphia…

December 13, 2022

Staughton Lynd: lifelong advocate for liberation

Longtime anti-racist and antiwar activist turned labor lawyer, Staughton Lynd died Nov. 17, five days before his 93rd birthday. Born…

December 2, 2022

With new legal attacks, affirmative action must be defended

The Supreme Court of the United States is scheduled to rule sometime in 2023 on two cases threatening the very…

November 14, 2022

Parents of police victim want the cop indicted

Houston “Today is six months Jalen has been gone. We are still looking for answers. Time’s up; it’s time to…

November 9, 2022

Louisiana youth to be jailed on Angola former death row

On Sept. 23, Louisiana Chief District Judge Shelly Dick ruled that incarcerated youth in New Orleans can be moved to…

October 6, 2022

The right to fight back

On June 5, 2021, CeCe McDonald and friends were assaulted in Minneapolis by a group of white-supremacist, swastika-wearing, anti-LGBTQ+ thugs.…

September 30, 2022