BRAZIL: “The 12 Stab-Wounds That Killed Moa Do Katendê Came From the Mouth of Bolsonaro”

Sunday, October 7, will be remembered not only for the victory of the extreme right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro in the first round of the presidential elections in Brazil, but also for the cowardly and brutal murder of Romualdo Rosário da Costa, Master Moa Katendê, in the city of Salvador de Bahia, when he was stabbed 12 times by a follower of the PSL (Social Liberal Party) candidate.

Crystal Mason Begins 5+ Year Prison Sentence for Voting While on Parole

On September 27, 43-year-old Crystal Mason began a nearly six-year prison sentence. Her crime? Voting in the 2016 presidential election

On Spike Lee’s Silence

In his new film “BlacKkKlansman,” Spike Lee uses footage from last year’s deadly Unite the Right Rally in Charlottesville. But the film says nothing about how the police watched white supremacists to attack counter-protestors. Who is Lee protecting?

The Case of Mollie Tibbetts: Resisting Racist and Xenophobic Narratives of Violence Against Women

The tragic murder of Mollie Tibbetts is being used by Trump to bolster his xenophobic policies. It is essential to have an anti-racist perspective to combat violence against women, which is an individual as well as systemic problem.

Xenophobia in America: Immigrant Children Detention Centers Promote Terror and Fear

U.S. Immigration Patrol is detaining immigrant families and separating parents from their children.

Starbucks Makes a “Mockiatto” of Fight against Systemic Racism

In a concerted effort to save its image as community-oriented, inclusive, and “woke,” Starbucks responds to the protests over the baseless arrest of Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson last month by implementing a nationwide “anti-bias” awareness training for all its employees today. The company’s stated goal is to begin a process of addressing the problem of racial discrimination in their stores.

Dr. Martin Luther King Assassinated 50 years Ago

From the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. grew Black revolutionary movements. How can revolutionaries of today take from the lessons of the Civil Rights Movement and Black revolutionary movements?

[VIDEO] Protest in New York City demands Justice for Stephon Clark

Hundreds of people gathered in NYC to protest against the murder of Stephon Clark by the Sacramento Police.

Mumia Faces Health Struggles. Free Mumia!

Photo credits: Johanna Fernandez Since 1982, former Black Panther and radical radio journalist Mumia Abu Jamal has been held (mostly in solitary confinement) in the State of Pennsylvania. There exists a wide array of discourse on Mumia’s case in both literary and visual form(1). A recent article written for workers.org details a visit by Joe […]