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The film Selma depicts the events leading up to Dr Martin Luther King’s historic march from Selma, Alabama, to the capital Montgomery.

Many were nauseated by the sight of the British government flying flags at half mast in honour of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, writes Alex Callinicos

Six months after his turbulent election president Ashraf Ghani has finally formed a government in Afghanistan.

Reverend Osagyefo Sekou, a leading figure in the #blacklivesmatter protests in the US, is coming to Britain this week for a Ferguson solidarity tour.

US cops have launched an offensive against calls for an end to police brutality, writes Annette Mackin

The US government has finally agreed to re-establish full diplomatic ties with Cuba. The two countries are set to exchange ambassadors for the first time since 1961.

Annette Mackin spoke to Ray L Brown, one of the activists who has succeeded in getting black teenager George Stinney’s murder conviction quashed 70 years after his execution

Tens of thousands of people protested in cities across the US last weekend to demand justice for victims of police racism.

Around 400 people held a die-in yesterday evening, Wednesday, at west London’s plush Westfield shopping centre.

Cities and university campuses across the US have erupted in fury after yet another white cop has avoided charges for killing a black man.

The problem wasn’t carrying out torture. It was that releasing a report into torture might increase the chance of terrorism.

Homecare, airport, gas station and convenience store workers joined fast food workers in a strike for better pay and union rights on Thursday of last week