Anti-Immigrant Bill in Texas: Peddling Hate to Divide Us

Anti-Immigrant Bill in Texas: Peddling Hate to Divide Us

Once again politicians are promoting a new initiative to discriminate against and demonize people from immigrant backgrounds. This time it is in Texas and is aimed at immigrants from China, Iran, North Korea and Russia. The Texas Republican Party is putting forward...
The Black Panther Party: A Brief History and Lessons for Today

The Black Panther Party: A Brief History and Lessons for Today

The Black Panther Party (BPP) was founded in the fall of 1966 in Oakland, California, as the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense. It changed its name to Black Panther Party in 1968 and remained vibrant until the early 1970s. The Panthers arose toward the end of the...
Black History: A Tale of Two Legacies

Black History: A Tale of Two Legacies

February is Black History Month — a time to celebrate centuries of Black struggle for justice as well as focus on the truth about racial oppression and exploitation throughout U.S. history. There are “Two Legacies.” The first begins with chattel slavery, that is, the...
End The Police Murders!

End The Police Murders!

Again and again! People all over the world have now seen the video of the police murder of another Black man, Tyre Nichols, in Memphis, Tennessee. Memphis police pulled him over, near his mother’s house, later claiming a traffic violation. Then five cops beat him,...
Keith Davis Jr. is Free!

Keith Davis Jr. is Free!

Baltimore residents fighting for justice are celebrating this week following the news that Keith Davis Jr. has had all charges against him dropped by the State’s Attorney’s office of Baltimore City. On January 13, Davis reunited with his wife, children, and friends...