This rebellion is more than about police violence–a WW commentary

An earth-shattering rebellion against police violence and systemic racism just completed its fourth week, culminating with tens of thousands of protesters in the streets on Juneteenth (June 19) on a countrywide scale. That is the historic day that the chains of enslaved people of African descent were finally broken from . . .

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Finishing the unfinished revolution — from Reconstruction to Black Lives Matter – a WW commentary

The following is a slightly edited talk given June 19 by Larry Holmes, Workers World Party First Secretary, during the WWP webinar on “Juneteenth and the Black Lives Matter Rebellion.” Larry Holmes. WW Photo: Liza Green This Juneteenth is probably going to be one of the biggest Juneteenths in a . . .

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Juneteenth: ILWU shuts down 29 ports along the West Coast

Oakland, Calif. Taking bold stands against systemic racism and oppression is nothing new for the Bay Area’s Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Local 10. The union has organized work stoppages to protest many injustices from apartheid in South Africa to the police murder of Oscar Grant to the Israeli bombing . . .

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Seattle longshore workers stop work on Juneteenth

Seattle Longshore workers and supporters in Seattle marched on Juneteenth ((June 19, 1865, is the date the Emancipation Proclamation reached Texas during the Civil War) as part of a strike of 29 ports from California to Canada. Seattle’s Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU) Locals 52 and 19 marched, along with . . .

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EDITORIAL – Celebrando Juneteenth durante un levantamiento

Juneteenth conmemorado el 19 de junio, los africo-americanos conmemoran el aniversario del día en 1865 cuando las tropas sindicales llegaron a la isla de Galveston para informar a la gente esclavizada en Texas que el atroz sistema de esclavitud había terminado. El anuncio retrasado obligó a aproximadamente a 250.000 afrodescendientes . . .

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