What makes the difference in this case is the heightened consciousness and increased pressure put on public officials thanks to the #BlackLivesMatter movement that rose up in the wake of the Ferguson rebellion

Before entering the courtroom, more than 40 activists and community members from the Sacramento area and beyond packed the halls of the second floor of the Sacramento Superior Court

Students and community members in Syracuse held a spirited rally in solidarity with Reverend Dexter, a jailed community activist and victim of police brutality.

On April 4, The Red Nation along with 80 community members stood up and spoke out against the extreme atmosphere of racist violence in Gallup, New Mexico

Mumia was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Schukylkill Medical Center on Monday morning after losing consciousness due diabetic shock

The Sacramento police have outrageously charged ANSWER Coalition activist Maile Hampton, a young Black woman, with felony “lynching.”

Activists, community leaders, and families of victims of police brutality gathered on Friday, February 20th to honor the 3-month anniversary of Akai Gurley’s murder at the hands of the NYPD

In the wake of these murders, along with other attacks on Muslim-Americans this week such as the assault on a Muslim family in Dearborn and the burning of a Muslim school for children in Houston, it is imperative that activists confront Islamophobia and anti-Arab bigotry in whatever form it takes.

While the struggle for Marissa's freedom is not over, WORD congratulates Marissa Alexander, her family and her supporters nationwide on her release and return to her family

Calling for an end to the epidemic of racist police murder, demonstrators shut down San Francisco’s Market Street, in the heart of the city’s shopping district, for more than two hours on Saturday, Dec. 6, following a militant march from the Mission District.