Black journalists Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa describe with warmth and respect Floyd’s personal history and the movement his death reenergized.
culture & reviews
Letters to the editor, December 2022
Feedback from readers on recent articles in the Freedom Socialist.
Patrick Haggerty: Musician, radical activist, and queer trailblazer
A salute to pioneering radical queer activist Patrick Haggerty, member of the first out gay country band, Lavender Country.
Aftershock: the repercussions of Black maternal mortality
The U.S. is the most dangerous industrialized country for giving birth, especially for women of color and their families. This shocking documentary on Hulu is a must-see.
Letters to the editor, October 2022
Feedback from our readers on the energy crisis, poetry, and LGBTQ+ rights in Africa.
How US genocide and bigotry shaped Nazi race law
Review of the bombshell book Hitler’s American Model.
Interiority, hey?
A lyrical look by poet-revolutionary Nellie Wong on sense of self as an Asian American woman versus the racist perceptions of others.
Rare footage spotlights 1969 Harlem music festival
“Summer of Soul” captures the Black music and political spirit of concert-goers in an era of protest against racism and the Vietnam war.
The Transgender Issue by Shon Faye: A multi-issue manifesto for transgender justice
The Transgender Issue is a sophisticated and compelling argument for justice, demanding that the scapegoating of transgender people must stop!
Women’s soccer team takes steps toward pay equity
U.S. Women’s Soccer team wins an important battle against the U.S. Soccer Federation in the war for equal pay.
Freedom Socialist Party National Convention
December 2-5, 2022
Tukwila, Washington
FSP will meet to assess these turbulent times of war and social and environmental crises, and together party members will decide on steps forward to meet the challenges with boldness and confidence. Latin American comrades in the Committee for Revolutionary International Regroupment will attend as guests and participate. For more info, contact the National Office at 206-985-4621 or FSPus@socialism.com.
