Our rights do not require the approval of elected officials. The planned protest for Dec. 23 continues. #ShutDown5thAve

At last! The Cuban 5 are free. After 16 years of imprisonment, the United States government has released the final three members of the Cuban 5: Gerardo Hernández, Ramón Labañino and Antonio Guerrero

I am writing to you from the front lines of the new nationwide movement for racial justice in America.

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.

The ANSWER Coalition joins with the thousands in the streets demanding justice for Eric Garner

Hundreds took to the streets in Los Angeles, marching many miles from Leimert Park to LA City Hall. The following testimonies occurred in Leimert Park during a passionate rally just before the march began.

The Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF) condemned President Obama’s appointment of Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, former chief of D.C. police from 1998 to 2007, to co-lead a presidential task force on militarized police tactics and equipment.

Message from Leonard Peltier, who is unjustly imprisoned for fighting for the rights of Native Americans

Photos from the demonstrations on Nov. 24 and 25 in Washington, D.C. demanding justice for Mike Brown

Righteous anger has erupted in Ferguson and St. Louis after the sham grand jury called for no indictment of Darren Wilson for the murder of Mike Brown.