This statement was adopted by a meeting of the African Left Networking Forum on March 13, 2026.
The fight was tough, grueling and costly! We faced many arrests, and health problems developed. Despite these challenges, we stood united.
Party life empowered Cruz to overcome personal hurdles and build a legacy of working class struggle against racism and for Puerto Rican liberation that those he mentored build on today.
The fight against ICE repression and inhumane detention is in the immediate interests of the entire working class. Its imperialist roots cannot be overlooked.
Williana Burroughs advanced the struggle for African American equality and women’s equality as a teacher, housing organizer, Communist candidate, and anti-imperialist Pan-Africanist.