Black History
‘We Charge Genocide’ petition’s call for justice still echoes seven decades later
August 26, 2020The We Charge Genocide petition indicted the anti-Black crimes and violence of U.S. capitalism. The Claudia Jones School for Political Education and the Paul Robeson House are keeping its memory alive.
Read moreHarris targets Trump the predator, denounces structural racism
August 20, 2020Harris, the first Black woman VP nominee and first South Asian descendant on a major party ticket, combined personal history and praise of the women whose shoulders she stands on—suffrage crusaders and her immigrant mother—with her...
Read moreNear Trump’s rally site, African American Tulsa lives with fiery legacy
June 17, 2020“Just imagine, in your mind, all these homes,” Shaw said, describing the black-built houses and churches that once covered dozens of blocks where he’s walking.
Read moreThe revolutionary legacy of Malcolm X
May 19, 2020A critical review of the totality of Malcolm's contributions cannot fail to take note of the evolution of his views. At the end of his life, he was a much different person politically and ideologically than...
Read moreClaudia Jones School inaugural event in D.C. features Bill Fletcher, Jr.
March 12, 2020Fletcher’s talk, the highlight of the evening, provided an historical analysis of the role played by Black workers in the U.S. labor movement.
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