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Democracy, peace, and equality: today’s anti-racist imperatives

Democracy, peace, and equality: today’s anti-racist imperatives

The following report was presented by Eric Brooks on behalf of the African American Equality Commission to the December 3, 2023 CPUSA National Committee meeting. Thank you comrades for the...

December 18, 2023
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Black history defended in Jacksonville

Black history defended in Jacksonville

Hundreds of historians met in Jacksonville, Florida last month to join the fight against Gov. Ron DeSantis' attempts to erase Black history.

BY: Rena Weaver| October 31, 2023
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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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Paul Robeson: a praise song for the unsung

Paul Robeson: a praise song for the unsung

Paul Robeson was one of the most famous Black Americans of the early 20th century, but McCarthyism ended his career and attempted to purge him from history altogether.

BY: Taylor Dorrell| August 30, 2023
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Paul Robeson mural in D.C. vandalized

Paul Robeson mural in D.C. vandalized

The attack came just days after the esteemed Black freedom fighter's 125th birthday.

BY: Jamal Rich| April 21, 2023
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