Black liberation
Has the two party system failed Black men?

The potential for dwindling support among Black voters, particularly Black men, alarms Democratic Party operatives ahead of the election

Death by incarceration: The US prison system is slowly killing its political prisoners

By denying parole and medical treatment, the US prison system is sentencing its longest-held political prisoners to a slow death

Mike Brown: the police killing that defined a decade

Ten years since the murder of Mike Brown, the police killing that ignited a mass movement that shaped US history

New Yorkers rally to express solidarity between Black, LGBTQ, and Palestinian struggle

LGBTQ organizers of color drew historic connections between the struggles of the Palestinian people and those of Black and LGBTQ people in the United States

Sekou Odinga, Black liberation fighter and former political prisoner, passes at 79

Odinga leaves behind a legacy of resistance, having helped Assata Shakur escape prison and having been a member of the most notable Black liberation organizations

Ruchell Magee wins his release after 67 years in shackles

At 83 years old, US political prisoner Ruchell “Cinque” Magee is to be released following a lifetime spent under the boot of oppression

Luchadores por la liberación negra de Estados Unidos reflexionan sobre el fallecimiento del Dr. Mutulu Shakur

Shakur fue prisionero de guerra de la lucha por la liberación negra durante 37 años. Sólo fue liberado a meses de morir.

Black liberation organizers across the US reflect on the passing of Dr. Mutulu Shakur

Shakur was a prisoner-of-war of a decades-long Black liberation struggle for 37 years. He was only released when he was months away from death

NUMSA welcomes message of support from US political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal

The South African metalworkers’ union continues to urge US Judge Lucretia Clemmons to release Mumia Abu-Jamal who has been in prison for over four decades

US political prisoner Mutulu Shakur granted parole

After over 36 years in prison, movement elder, political prisoner, and revolutionary health worker Mutulu Shakur has been granted parole with less than six months to live

Black August: Jalil Muntaqim on the Black liberation struggle inside and outside prison walls

Black August is a recognition of former political prisoners such as Jalil Muntaqim, who spent 49 years behind bars in US prisons

FBI conducts coordinated raids against Black Liberation organization

The FBI’s history is marked by violent attempts to “neutralize” Black organizations. Some worry that recent raids on the Uhuru Movement is another such attempt