Black liberation
History: The Black national anthem ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ is first performed
February 14, 2023“What are we to do with the ugliness that comes with loving a country with soil rich from the bloodshed of those who shoulder the trauma of its creation—from the pillaging of the land to the...
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Charlene Mitchell: Honoring a committed life
December 28, 2022In 1968 Mitchell made history as the Communist Party USA’s presidential standard-bearer, becoming the first African American woman to run for the Oval Office.
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FBI stages COINTELPRO-like raid on Black socialist group, alleges Russian government connection
August 4, 2022The raids this week in Missouri and Florida resembled counterintelligence attacks on Black revolutionary groups during the 1960s and 70s.
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EVENT: The Role of Black Journalism in the Struggle for Freedom
February 11, 2022Thursday - February 17 - 6 pm Eastern FEATURING: Carole Boyce Davies, Jarvis Tyner, and Amandla Thomas-Johnson.
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New book gives civil rights leader Alphaeus Hunton long overdue recognition
November 9, 2021People's World interviews Tony Pecinovsky, author and editor of a new book on the largely unknown civil rights leader.
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