A group of half a dozen families from Parker Elementary in Oakland, CA have occupied the school until OUSD reverses its decision to close it. Jasionna spoke eloquently at the school board meeting where students demanded the school board reopen the school.
A 32-year-old homeless woman in Knoxville was arrested and charged under Tennessee's new felony law that criminalizes homelessness. Photo/hardknoxwire.com
As we celebrate Juneteenth 2022, it’s important to reflect on the connection between the struggle of Black Americans to secure their rights and freedom, and the struggle to protect and expand democracy in America today. The two go hand in hand.
The right wing poured tens of millions of dollars into TV ads attacking progressive candidates and causes. There were also victories won at the ballot box by the movement for justice.
People in the Pilsen community in Chicago protest the closing of the local CVS pharmacy. CVS stores are especially sparse in black, brown, and less affluent neighborhoods.
Billionaires and corporate interests, bankroll recall of San Francisco’s District Attorney Chesa Boudin who prosecuted criminal acts such as wage theft, worked to reform the justice system and hold police accountable when they break the law.
A March For Our Lives demanding action to end gun violence is being held June 11, 2022, in Washington D.C. and more than 300 other cities across the country.
When a group of moms found out that their children’s school would be permanently closed, they made a promise to each other: They would try everything in their power to keep Parker, a 96-year-old East Oakland school, operating.
Dear Editor,
I have one request to you and all the legislative leaders.
Stop opining and pontificating about gun violence.
Just play a repeated loop of the...
Millions of people in the US, including many people with disabilities, would be lifted out of poverty by the passage of Medicare for All.
You want to talk to me about heartbreak?heartbreak well it's heartbreaking what happenedand keeps happening what happened in Texaswhat happened in Buffalo it's heartbreaking...
LaTosha Brown and US Rep. Nikema Williams address voter suppression in Georgia and the urgency of using our vote to get the power to insure our communities are taken care of.
