Sekou Odinga, Black liberation fighter and former political prisoner, passes at 79
Odinga leaves behind a legacy of resistance, having helped Assata Shakur escape prison and having been a member of the most notable Black liberation organizations
US political prisoner Mutulu Shakur has six months to live. Will courts finally grant compassionate release?
Renowned revolutionary leader and health worker Mutulu Shakur has spent over three decades in prison. As his cancer worsens, activists are demanding his release.
Around the World in 8 Minutes: Black August
Black August honors the martyrs and leaders of the Black Liberation Movement, demands the release of political prisoners languishing in US prisons, as well as calls for a stronger struggle for Black Liberation.
Activists demand the release of Mumia Abu-Jamal
Mumia Abu-Jamal has spent 40 years in prison for a crime he did not commit and supporters fear for his rapidly deteriorating health
Black lives still don’t matter in America
A welcome change in national leadership in the US means little for the scourge of racism infecting the nation—unless words are matched by action
- Israel continues siege of West Bank killing 5 in Tubas
- Israel carries out new massacre in “humanitarian safe zone” in Khan Younis
- Edmundo González has left Venezuela.
- 300,000 march against Macron’s appointment of conservative prime minister
- Right-wing fear mongering over gangs in Colorado obscures larger issue of landlord neglect
