Today marks the 44th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on April 4, 1968, at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee. At the time, his every move was being tracked by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Read MoreStudent leader Camila Vallejo arrived in Havana on Monday with leaders of the Communist Youth of Chile. The delegation was invited for the celebrations on the 50th anniversary of Cuba’s Young Communist League.
Read MoreAs thousands of people across the country call for justice in the case of Trayvon Martin, we’re joined by Van Jones, longtime anti-police brutality activist and co-founder of ColorOfChange.org, which aims to strengthen Black America’s political voice. He describes fearing for his own safety while wearing a hoodie and discusses the state of race relations under President Obama.
Read MoreEcuadorian President Rafael Correa indicated that his country would not be attending the upcoming Summit of the Americas. His official position was expressed in a letter to Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos, who is hosting the regional event.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez arrived in Cuba on Saturday night from Caracas. He was met at the airport by Cuban President Raul Chavez. He will immediately begin a second round of radiotherapy in his battle to defeat cancer.
Read MoreVenezuelan President Hugo Chavez returns to Cuba on Saturday to begin a second round of radiotherapy in his battle to defeat cancer. He had tumors removed in June 2011 and February 2012.
Read MoreOver 50,000 people gathered at Beit Hanoun in the north of the Gaza Strip yesterday for the Global March to Jerusalem. With the exception of a hundred or so people the enormous crowd was peaceful and well-behaved, but determined to make their point on Palestinian Land Day. (12 photos)
Read MoreOver a month after 17-year-old Trayvon Martin was shot dead in Sanford, Florida, his gunman George Zimmerman remains a free man despite growing questions over Zimmerman’s claim that he acted in self-defense.
Read MoreAn agreement aimed at facilitating trade between El Salvador and Cuba was approved Thursday by the legislature of that Central American nation. The accord involves reducing tarrifs on 433 Salvadoran products and 618 Cuban ones.
Read MoreAs the Trayvon Martin case draws national attention, we look at another fatal shooting of an African-American male that has received far less scrutiny. Kenneth Chamberlain, Sr., a 68-year-old African-American Marine veteran, was fatally shot in November by White Plains, NY, police who responded to a false alarm.
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