African Americans
Today in labor history: Black labor union formed
January 13, 2015On January 13 in 1869 over 200 black delegates met in Washington D.C. to form the National Labor Union; the word "colored" was added by the establishment press.
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Police unions and the challenge of solidarity
January 7, 2015There is no justification for attacks on individual police officers who have little or nothing to do with the policies that have created the dehumanizing of the lives of black people.
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Oakland town hall demands end to police violence
December 19, 2014Ending the longstanding reality of unpunished police violence against black and brown men was the topic Dec. 17 at a town hall meeting.
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Athletes join growing movement for racial justice
December 18, 2014"This issue as I see it - police killings as a symptom of the systematic and historical devaluing of black lives - seemed too big to ignore."
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Ferguson protesters retrace steps of history and forge new ones
December 16, 2014They've built a new social and economic justice movement on the foundation left by those who struggled before them.
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