Stand Up, Fight Back: Call for Submissions on Police Violence and Black Struggle

Left Voice wants to highlight the voices of people speaking out against violence from police and white vigilantes. We invite you to write articles, share your art and your testimonials, and contribute to the fight for Black liberation against state-sponsored violence and other instances of race-based oppression.

Firing Killer Cops Is Not Enough

The police officers who murdered George Floyd have been fired, but that isn’t even close to enough. The killer cops must be jailed and we must organize together to overthrow the racist system that created them.

The Spirit of Ferguson in Minneapolis: Thousands Take the Streets to Demand Justice for George Floyd

Thousands of people gathered in the streets of Minneapolis to protest the murder of George Floyd by the cops. Protesters faced off against tear gas and rubber bullets.

Justice for George Floyd: Black Man Murdered by Minneapolis Police

George Floyd was killed by a white cop, who suffocated him over the course of ten minutes. Floyd repeated that he couldn’t breathe and bystanders pleaded for the cops to stop.

Police Shot Breonna Taylor in Her Bed — Then They Arrested Her Partner

Police officers in Louisville, Kentucky, murdered Breonna Taylor after bursting into her apartment as she slept and opening fire. Then her partner was arrested for attempted murder after he defended himself from an unannounced home invasion by the Louisville PD.

The MOVE House Bombing, 35 Years Later

35 years ago, on May 13, longstanding tensions between MOVE, a black liberation group, and the Philadelphia Police Department erupted horrifically when the police dropped bombs on their homes. Eleven people were killed, including five children and the founder of the organization. Sixty-one homes were destroyed, and more than 250 citizens were left homeless.

Police Mock Sean Reed’s Body After Killing Him on Facebook Live

In Indianapolis, two police officers murdered Sean Reed who was broadcasting on Facebook Live. Thousands of viewers listened as Reed was shot 13 times by officers who then said, “I think it’s going to be a closed casket homie.” 

Ahmaud Arbery and White Vigilante Violence

Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man, was murdered by white vigilantes while jogging in Late February. His death is part of a sustained campaign of terror and violence against Black people in the United States, carried on for centuries by agents of the settler capitalist state and their white civilian allies.

The New Stop and Frisk: NYPD Enforces Social Distancing with Violence in Black Communities

During the weekend, police used social distancing regulations to terrorize POC communities. While Black and Brown people were thrown onto sidewalks and handcuffed for standing too close to one another, affluent white neighborhoods peacefully sunbathed in parks in defiance of social distancing protocols.