Even Breathing Is Strange: Reflections on the Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder
A poem and essay on black motherhood—and life. Cassie Williams May 25, 2024 Read the full article here In These Times
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Worker Co-Ops Have a Role to Play in Socialist Strategy
Establishing worker-owned firms is no substitute for building a strong labor movement and a socialist presence within the state. But worker co-ops can play a key part in a broader socialist strategy, by making...
At 91, he’s one of the last surviving participants in a US program some described as ‘legalized slavery’
Some of Sebastian Corral’s memories have faded. But the 91-year-old remembers his 1953 arrival in the US as if it were yesterday. How workers like him were forced to strip naked and sprayed with...
Albuquerque Is Throwing Out the Belongings of Homeless People, Violating City Policy
The city has violated a court order and its own policies by discarding the personal property of thousands of homeless people, who have lost medications, birth certificates, IDs, treasured family photos and the ashes...
The Bombshell Political Report So Shocking a U.S. President Tried to Pretend It Didn’t Exist
LBJ tried to torpedo the official Kerner Commission record. Instead it became a bestseller Jelani Cobb May 10, 2024 Read the full article here PBS: American Experience
Can Chicago’s mayor tackle environmental racism in one of the most segregated US cities?
Brandon Johnson promised to address the city’s longstanding inequities – advocates want to make the most of the moment. Aliya Uteuova May 19, 2024 Read the full article here The Guardian
The hypocritical reason Harrison Butker won’t get the Kaepernick treatment
The Chiefs should part ways with Butker, but the team (and the league) will likely do nothing. Jason Page May 16, 2024 Read the full article here MSNBC
A closer look at Tops Markets’ “Honor Space” dedicated to the victims of the 5/14/22 racially- motivated mass killing in Buffalo, NY.
The aim of this posting is a modest one, to take a closer look at the signage and elements that comprise the “Honor Space”, and to provide links with some background information on the...
All-White Virginia School Board Tried to Be Slick, Bringing Back Proslavery Names to Piss Black Folks Off
After changing the Confederate names of two schools in the wake of Black Lives Matter, the school board has had a change of heart, and Black people are mad. Emell Adolphus May 10, 2024...
5/14 BUFFALO MASSACRE: BLACK LOVE, BLACK RESISTANCE
“You gon’ come to our city and decide you don’t like Black people. Man, you don’t know a damn thing about Black people…We never go to no neighborhoods and take people out.” Beth Kwiatek...