U.S.
African-American playwright August Wilson honored on ‘forever’ stamp
March 11, 2021The 44th stamp in the Black Heritage series honors playwright August Wilson (April 27, 1945-October 2, 2005), the “the theater’s poet of Black America,” who brought fresh perspectives and previously unheard voices to the American stage....
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PRO Act passes House, Senate Republicans plan to kill it
March 10, 2021Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., declared: “This bill seeks to empower workers who build our country—and who are being oppressed within this plantation capitalist system.”
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Protests build as jury selection begins in Chauvin trial
March 9, 2021“We are in a quest to obtain justice and equality, with Minnesota being the match that sparked this outpouring of consciousness. We are here to say no more," says Johnathon McClellan of the Minnesota Justice Coalition.
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Weekend events prepared ‘the people’s case’ against Derek Chauvin
March 9, 2021Heartache and tears, anger, and solidarity reverberated across the room at a press conference organized by Families Supporting Families Against Police Violence.
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International Women’s Day: Women workers and Poor People’s Campaign demand $15
March 8, 2021Watch the livestream IWD event - Link in the article.
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