Feds again targeting outspoken Latinos
Josemaria Islas made a mistake last July - he went outside to eat his lunch.
The vision of Rosa Parks
Rosa Parks' vision for freedom and peace continues to inspire our nation and the ongoing movement for social justice in the 100th year of her birth.
Political and community leaders highlight strategies for African American community
A who's who of leaders in the African American community came together with hundreds of community members.
Remember Trayvon Martin, with video
One year ago, George Zimmerman shot and killed 17 year-old Trayvon Martin because he thought the young man looked suspicious. And one year later, what happened that night still outrages us.
Ghosts of Memphis’ slave past: Fallout over renaming Confederate parks
The effort to rename Nathan Bedford Forrest Park, a memorial to the Confederate General, pre-war slave trader, and post-war founder of the Ku Klux Klan, recently began.
Today in black history: Malcolm X assassinated
Malcolm became an influential figure to many African-Americans and supporters of civil rights and equality, and continues to be so today.
INTERVIEW: Prof. Jamie Wilson, the Black Power Movement and lessons for today's activists
Prof. Jamie Wilson is giving a special People's World Black History Month teleconference presentation on Tues, Feb 19. This interview is a preview of the themes of his presentation.
Valentine’s Day protest demands halt to sexual harassment
Union, community, immigrant rights, and faith group members gathered on Valentine's Day in front of Mi Pueblo Foods, in the heart of the heavily Latino Fruitvale district.
Today in black history: Civil rights pioneer Claudia Jones is born
Jones died in exile in Great Britain in 1964 at the age of 49, her health weakened from imprisonment in the U.S. because of her political activism.
