Racism and Self-Determination

Labor calls for work stoppage for Black LivesLabor calls for work stoppage for Black Lives

Labor calls for work stoppage for Black Lives

This statement by Labor for Black Lives was issued Aug. 31 and signed by over 50 labor organizations. Signers include…

September 14, 2020
We as workers are powerful’We as workers are powerful’

We as workers are powerful’

By Dominic Harris The following article is based on a talk given during a Sept. 10 webinar,“Workers Defend Black lives,”…

September 14, 2020
In Buffalo, N.Y., Black Lives Matter protest cop brutalityIn Buffalo, N.Y., Black Lives Matter protest cop brutality

In Buffalo, N.Y., Black Lives Matter protest cop brutality

On Sept. 4, hundreds of protesters took to the streets and gathered outside the district police station in North Buffalo…

September 14, 2020
Remembering Frank ‘Big Black’ SmithRemembering Frank ‘Big Black’ Smith

Remembering Frank ‘Big Black’ Smith

by Ida Robinson Ida Robinson is a co-founder with Families with a Future. She is an ex-prisoner, ex-fugitive and a…

September 10, 2020
From Pensacola to Kenosha — Fight police brutality!From Pensacola to Kenosha — Fight police brutality!

From Pensacola to Kenosha — Fight police brutality!

Pensacola is occupied Mvskoke/Creek land; Kenosha is occupied Peoria/Potawatomi/Miami/Dakota Sioux land.  Thirty people gathered Aug. 30 at Florida Square in…

September 9, 2020
French Imperialism: a scourge then, a scourge now!French Imperialism: a scourge then, a scourge now!

French Imperialism: a scourge then, a scourge now!

There are some who say history is written by the victors. I, however, say that history is written not by…

September 9, 2020
100 days of Portland protests as anti-racists defy police, fascist terror100 days of Portland protests as anti-racists defy police, fascist terror

100 days of Portland protests as anti-racists defy police, fascist terror

This city marked 100 consecutive days of anti-racist, anti-police protests on Sept. 5. The protests have shifted away from downtown…

September 8, 2020
Black Lives Matter holds court in sportsBlack Lives Matter holds court in sports

Black Lives Matter holds court in sports

Two months before George Floyd was publicly lynched May 25 by a Minneapolis police officer pressing a knee on his…

September 8, 2020
Book review: ‘Against the Loveless World’Book review: ‘Against the Loveless World’

Book review: ‘Against the Loveless World’

“Against the Loveless World,” Susan Abulhawa’s third novel, is that rarest of treasures, a bona fide masterpiece. The kind of…

September 8, 2020
Chadwick Boseman: An appreciationChadwick Boseman: An appreciation

Chadwick Boseman: An appreciation

Like so many millions of other movie-going fans, I was shocked and saddened with the news of the untimely death…

September 7, 2020