The recent backtracking by prominent Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) politicians, most notably Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Zohran Mamdani, on the call to defund the police…
The police killing of George Floyd early in the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted two forms of anti-Black racism: police brutality in the streets, and the lack…
The Black Panther Party faced an incredible challenge, trying to grow into an organization that could lead a movement against capitalism, imperialism and racism, against a state set on destroying them. To this day, their 10-point program stands as a set of ideas and concrete demands that would eliminate racism and challenge the capitalist system to its very core.
Kwanzaa was created during the Black Power movement of the 1960’s. The holiday rapidly increased to become mainstream, and is now observed by millions of…
As Black people have been pushed to the margins of urban spaces by gentrification, we have lost so many community spaces. Wildseed’s mission is to support and nurture explicitly liberatory Black creation, community-building, and power.
On May 1 the Fight for $15 and Fairness relaunched as the Justice for Workers campaign. Spring Magazine spoke with Deena Ladd, executive director of…
The uprising against the police execution of George Floyd radicalized a new generation of people that see the link between systems of settler-colonial violence across borders.
Frederick Douglass, the foremost abolitionist of 19th century America, waged a tireless struggle against the institution of slavey and white supremacy. His life and times were revolutionary in every sense of the word and contain valuable lessons for today.
Abolitionist movements have called on us to envision something better for ourselves and our communities. We have shut the door on the status quo through these movements, and there is no going back.
The Black Panther Party: A Graphic Novel History is an essential primer for those wanting to learn more about the most radical political forces from the 1960s, to understand the political debates that were had and continued to be had regarding how we overcome/destroy white supremacy and capitalism.
Kwanzaa has come a long way since it was created during the Black Power movement of the 1960s. The holiday rapidly increased to become mainstream,…
Rachel Adjei is a Black chef from Rexdale, Ontario (with roots from Ghana) and the founder of The Abibiman Project, a culinary education initiative that…
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