
Black History Month: Working together for justice
Connecticut Black History Month event features author Dr. Gerald Horne and the New Haven Firebirds.

Black farmers settlement is "win for all family farmers"
Willie Adams, a Black farmer in Greene County, Ga., hailed President Obama's $1.25 billion proposed settlement of a lawsuit by Black farmers demanding compensation for 80 years of racist discrimination in federal farm loan programs.
Black farmers gain in their fight for compensation
A new milestone was reached Feb. 18 in a longstanding civil rights case brought by African American farmers who suffered discrimination in federal loans and subsidies. Many of the farmers incurred huge debts or lost their land as a result.

Undocumented drivers' cars seized at 'sobriety' checkpoints
Police operating motorist sobriety checkpoints in California are impounding cars of unlicensed drivers at a far higher rate than they're arresting drunks behind the wheel, says a new report.

Communist Party and African American equality - a focus unequaled in U.S. history
A look at writings of leading African American members of the Communist Party USA on the struggle against racism over four decades.

Ray of hope for environmental justice
SAN FRANCISCO - What do a hazardous waste disposal plant, a refinery, a former power plant site and a housing complex under construction have in common?

