racism
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U.S. government, big business responsible for Hurricane Katrina tragedy
Millions of people across the United States and the globe were horrified by the images of Hurricane Katrina as it…
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Legacy of racism continues today
The recent disaster following Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama has put a spotlight on the dire realities facing…
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Lenin and the right of nations to self-determination
The formation of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics in 1922 brought together more than 120 distinct peoples, each with…
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Still fighting:
Robert R. Bryan, lead counsel for Mumia Abu-Jamal, issued an appeal for a new trial on July 1, 2005, citing…
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‘I am confined to a cell that is eight […] by eight feet …’
Peltier was targeted because of his strong advocacy for Native rights and defense of Native sovereignty. The U.S. government withheld…
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A token admission of centuries of racist terror
On June 21, a Mississippi jury convicted former preacher and KKK member Edgar Ray Killen of manslaughter in the 1964…
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The 1965 Watts rebellion
With the 40th anniversary of the Watts rebellion upon us, many still point to the arrests of Marquette, Rena and…
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Mumia supporters take action
The case of revolutionary African American journalist and death row prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal demonstrates the lengths to which the ruling…
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New gains for the ‘Angola 3’
In June, the Angola 3 received news of a favorable ruling from the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in the…
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The meaningless apology on lynching
On June 13, the United States Senate approved by voice vote an apology for refusing to outlaw lynching. The following…
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