NBA’s trouble with China, four months and counting
For someone who was raised in Italy, came of age in Philadelphia, and ultimately established himself as a star in southern California, it is telling that Kobe Bryant once referred to...
Ta-Nehisi Coates on His Debut Novel “The Water Dancer,” Slavery & Reparations
Celebrated writer Ta-Nehisi Coates’s first novel, “The Water Dancer,” was released today. Centering on a man named Hiram Walker, who was born into slavery in 19th century Virginia, the novel is...
Justice for Rodney Reed: Millions Urge Texas to Halt Execution Amid New Evidence of...
The Supreme Court considers Friday whether to take up the case of Rodney Reed, an African-American death row prisoner in Texas who is scheduled to be executed in less than a...
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin arrested over George Floyd’s death
The former police officer filmed kneeling on the neck of an African-American man who later died has been arrested, Minnesota authorities said. The arrest comes after two days of riots and...
FBI Says It Will Investigate Breonna Taylor Shooting Death as Police Chief Announces Retirement
The FBI had announced last week that they have opened an investigation into the death of emergency medical worker Breonna Taylor, who was shot and killed in her home by police officers...
Thai protesters back on streets to demand political change
Bangkok, Thailand - Pro-democracy protesters are gathering in Thailand's capital, in what is expected to be the largest rally in weeks of anti-government demonstrations and the biggest since a military coup in...
Standoff in South Dakota: Cheyenne River Sioux Refuse Governor’s Demand to Remove COVID Checkpoints
There’s a standoff brewing in South Dakota, where two Native American Indian tribes are defying orders by Governor Kristi Noem to remove COVID-19 checkpoints from their territories. The Cheyenne River Sioux and...
GUIDELINES FOR SAFE PROTESTING
We know that many of our members, comrades, and allies feel compelled to join the rebellions and protests springing up across the country right now, in response to the ongoing police...
Cuomo calls NYPD commissioner to apologize for criticism of cops’ handling of looting
Call it a mea Cuomo.
Gov. Cuomo called the NYPD’s top cop to apologize for saying police officers “were ineffective” in tamping down widespread looting during protests over the death of George...
Could Native American vote be heard this year?
Amidst the racial rancour that is the 2020 United States election, Native American voters have an opportunity never seen before.
To get to the 270 electoral college votes and the U.S. presidency,...