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On Martin Luther King Day, Detroit rallies for jobs, peace and justice

February 1, 2019 Cheryl LaBash
Frigid weather and the first winter snowstorm couldn’t chill the spirit of solidarity and struggle at the 16th annual Detroit Martin Luther King Day rally at historic St. Matthews and St. Joseph Episcopal Church on […]
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#ReclaimMLK in Oakland empowers communities

January 26, 2019 Carl Muhammad
Oakland, Calif. — On Martin Luther King Day, Jan. 21, Oakland’s Anti Police-Terror Project (APTP) held its 5th Annual People’s March and Day of Action to Reclaim King’s Radical Legacy.   Starting at 8 a.m. and ending […]
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In Los Angeles, Black and Brown celebrate MLK Parade, in spite of cops

January 26, 2019 Reece Evans
Jan. 21 marks Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day in the U.S. — a holiday won after many years of struggle as a symbol of unity and celebration of the deceased African-American leader’s legacy. His […]
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MLK Day 2019: New Yorkers march against ‘megatowers’ gentrification

January 24, 2019 Greg Butterfield
New York — Despite frigid weather, hundreds joined the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day March to Reclaim the City on Jan. 21. Neighborhood residents and allies marched from Manhattan’s Lower East Side through Chinatown to City […]
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Recession, racism, repression: Are you ready to fight back?

January 19, 2019 Greg Butterfield
In December, two children died in Border Patrol custody — that we know of. Jakelin Caal Maquín, age 7, died on Dec. 8 after being detained many hours in high heat on a prison bus. […]
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Justice for Jameek!

January 17, 2019 Stephen Millies
Jameek “Meek” Lowery went to the Paterson, N.J., police station before dawn on January 5 and asked for water and help. Cops at the Frank X. Graves Public Safety Complex refused to give him either. […]
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The right of self-determination and the class struggle

January 14, 2019 Sam Marcy
Nov. 25, 1983  Of all the great domestic political problems facing the working class and the oppressed people, none surpasses in importance the relationship of national oppression to the class struggle. Indeed, one may say […]
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Hundreds protest media whiteout as video exposes murder by racist LAPD

December 29, 2018 John Parker
Los Angeles  At the CNN building in Hollywood, hundreds gathered Dec. 23 to condemn what they called the network’s “whiteout” of protests of police killings, including the weekly actions against Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie […]
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Ending police violence

December 18, 2018 Gloria Verdieu
How does policing prevent communities from producing safety and healthy well-being? Gloria Verdieu is a longtime San Diego activist, well known for her tireless work on progressive issues and especially her dedication to causes of […]
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American Public Health Association says: Police violence is a public health issue

December 18, 2018 Gloria Verdieu
From Nov. 10 to 13, hundreds of public health professionals attended the American Public Health Association annual organizing meeting at the Convention Center in downtown San Diego. The 2018 conference discussed and approved a policy […]