African American History Month

 
 
Black August and the struggle for equality

Black August and the struggle for equality

Black August celebrates the history of protest against racist oppression in the U.S., and Saturday's March on Washington continued in that tradition of struggle for full racial equality.

BY: Lee Fazekas| August 30, 2023
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Louise Thompson Patterson: A Revolutionary Life

Louise Thompson Patterson: A Revolutionary Life

For nearly 80 years Louise Thompson Patterson was an organizer and leader of the freedom movement. Her story deserves to be told and her life emulated.

BY: Norman Markowitz| August 18, 2023
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Marxist IQ: Black history is U.S. history

Marxist IQ: Black history is U.S. history

Black history is under attack, with fascist bans against anti-racist education. Are you ideologically prepared to enter the battle of ideas?

BY: Communist Party USA| February 17, 2023
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Attacks on Black Studies reflect ruling class worries

Attacks on Black Studies reflect ruling class worries

The extreme right assault on progressive education is an effort to disrupt growing working-class and people's unity

BY: Anita Waters| February 16, 2023
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Etta Furlow’s struggle for democracy, justice, and socialism

Etta Furlow’s struggle for democracy, justice, and socialism

St. Paul's African American party leader left behind a community-celebrated legacy of labor and civil rights struggle.

BY: Rebecca Pera| February 15, 2023
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