By: Linn Washington Jr. On May 13, 1985, a fire started after Philadelphia police dropped an explosive on a building where members of the MOVE organization where hiding. On May…
by AJAMU BARAKA The Neoliberal assault on U.S. workers continues – this time with a slick move on the part of the 1% to sneak by the people a noxious…
BY: STEPHEN A. CROCKETT JR. If a nonprofit gorup has its way, Harriet Tubman could become the new face of the $20 bill.CBS NEWS SCREENSHOT It’s been a busy few weeks…
May 11, 2015 by Debora Guidetti & Anna Defour Could you share a few words about the UN International Decade for People of African Descent 2015–2024 and its relevance to Europe? Across Europe,…
By SYLVIE CORBET PARIS (AP) — French President Francois Hollande is to honor the memory of millions of slaves in an inaugural visit Sunday to a memorial in the French…

Half Moon Caye Natural Monument in Belize. (Photo: anoldent/Wikimedia/cc) By Desmond Brown, IPS News Caribbean leaders on Saturday further advanced their policy position on climate change ahead of the 21st Conference…

In response to the recent thawing of relations between the United States and Cuba, the focus of much US media has been on politics
by Robert C. Koehler Activist DeRay Mckesson smacks down Wolf Blitzer: “You are suggesting this idea that broken windows are worse than broken spines, right?” The 21st century has skewed…
BY: DANIELLE C. BELTON A child runs past a mural in West Baltimore on May 3, 2015, two days after Baltimore authorities released a report on the death of Freddie Gray.PATRICK…
By Mark Weisbrot The recent Summit of the Americas has come and gone but the next few months and year will show whether it was a turning point in hemispheric…

By: Charles D. Ellison Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake pauses during a news conference at City Hall April 24, 2015 in Baltimore. Baltimore may be a much calmer city this…
Flight record shows path of small plane over Baltimore after rioting(0:31) Flight records maintained by the Web site Flightradar24 shows a small Cessna jet flying a precise formation over Baltimore…