African Americans
Media democracy vs. corporations: “Most important issue facing country”
April 11, 2011More than 2,500 activists at the National Conference for Media Reform, April 8-10, discussed the fight to defend and expand freedom of the press in the face of corporate power grabs.
Read moreFinancial dictator would rob Detroiters of their vote
March 22, 2011The same financial power structure that ruined Detroit economically stands in the shadows as mouthpieces of money in the state government threaten the majority Black city.
Read morePublic workers are US
March 8, 2011Under the guise of "fiscal responsibility" the tea party GOP extreme right at both the federal and state level is wielding a two-edged sword aimed at the heart of the black and Latino community's economic life.
Read moreFort Mose: early marker in African American freedom movement
February 24, 2011The fight for African American freedom reaches back hundreds of years, even before the arrival of the British.
Read moreBlack History Month: George B. Murphy, Jr., journalist for the people
February 17, 2011I got to know George B. Murphy, Jr. during the 25 years I commuted from Baltimore to Washington D.C. covering the capital for the Daily World newspaper, now the People's World online daily. His long career...
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