Black Struggle
Marxism and Black Struggle
For Black August, Left Voice will be presenting a collection of classic Marxist texts about Black liberation. This includes writing by C.L.R. James, Leon Trotsky, T.W. Thibedi, George Breitman, and the Communist International.
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August 7, 2020Black Struggle and Revolutionary Socialism
The fight for Black liberation is, and always has been, part and parcel of the struggle against capitalism. Here we present Left Voice militant and editorial board member Julia Wallace’s speech on Black struggle that was delivered at the recent Latin American and United States Conference, called by the organizations of the Left Front in Argentina.
Julia Wallace
August 7, 2020Black August Cinema: 11 Films to Watch This Month
This Black August, Left Voice brings you its recommendations for films that highlight Black excellence, Black struggles, and Black radical traditions. Here are 11 movies that feature Blackness and Black history in all its multi-layered wonder.
Kimberly Ann
August 6, 2020What Is Black August?
For Black revolutionaries and communities, the month of August is a month marked with the struggles, sacrifices, and resistance of Black people in the United States. In the midst of one of the biggest uprisings against racist and police violence in recent decades, Black August takes on new meaning.
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August 5, 2020Fighting for Black Lives, Fighting Federal Troops – What Portland NAACP Gets Wrong
In a Washington Post Op-Ed, E.D. Mondainé claims that the protests for Black lives are no longer about the Black struggle but have become a “white spectacle.” He is wrong. And his admonishment to leave the streets, is even more wrong. The militant multi-ethnic struggle needs to continue in the streets and workplaces.
Julia Wallace
July 27, 2020Rest In Power, Garrett Foster
While pushing the wheelchair of his quadruple amputee fiancée, Garrett Foster became the latest victim of far-right violence. His life showed the courage and compassion of the left.
Samuel Karlin
July 27, 2020Black Women in the Fight Against Racism and Capitalism Around the World
This call for Black women to join in building a global revolutionary movement to overthrow capitalism was published yesterday throughout Latin America on the occasion of International Afro-Latin American, Afro-Caribbean and Diaspora Women’s Day.
Olivia Wood
July 26, 2020Police are Drugging Black People to Death
Multiple U.S. police departments have relied on paramedics to inject people with the date rape drug ketamine, especially targeting Black people. Ketamine has been used to force defenseless people into submission, and sometimes it has been fatal.
Daniel Nath
July 20, 2020De Blasio Doesn’t Get It
New York City Mayor de Blasio is attempting to paint himself as a supporter of Black Lives Matter through easy, empty publicity stunts. His response to protests in the city, however, shows a clear alliance with the NYPD, at the expense of Black lives.
Samuel Karlin
July 11, 2020Black Organizers Arrested at Gunpoint on Bogus Warrants
On this Fourth of July holiday, police in Hoover, Alabama celebrated in the time honored American tradition of suppressing protests, arresting protesters, and pointing assault weapons at Black people. The fight continues.
A.C. Poteete
July 6, 2020