Racism

Mumia’s Appeal Dismissed; The “Mumia Rule” Still in Force in the Bosses’ Courts

October 28, 2022 UNAC Editor Lawfare, Political Prisoners, Prisons and Prisoners, Racism

by Noelle Hanrahan, published on Socialist Action, October 27, 2022 Dear Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal and social justice, Here’s an excellent article by Prison Radio’s Noelle Hanrahan on yesterday’s, October 26, racist court ruling in Philadelphia that effectively, and once again, denied innocent and racist police frame-up victim and political prisoner, Mumia Abu-Jamal, justice and a new trial. Hanrahan recounts the[…]

Haiti and the Debt of Independence

October 23, 2022 UNAC Editor Colonialism, Democracy and Consent, Economic Collapse, Haiti, Imperial greed, Indigenous peoples, International Aid and Debt, Racism

by Yves Engler, published on Countercurrents, September 4, 2022 In the vast history of imperialist exploitation few episodes match the depravity of Haiti’s debt of independence. Military blackmail of a small country by a superpower, prioritizing “property rights” over human rights, racial capitalism, a sellout “light skinned” local bourgeoise and the way our past haunts the present are all part[…]

On the International Day of Peace, The US/EU/NATO Axis of Domination Reaffirmed its Commitment to the Weapon of War

October 3, 2022 UNAC Editor Imperialism, New World Visions, Political Analysis, Racism, United Nations, White Supremacy

by Ajamu Baraka, published on Black Agenda Report, September 28, 2022 “End Racism: Build Peace” was the theme of the 2022 International Day of Peace. That noble sentiment can’t be realized when powerful white supremacist structures are committed to practicing hegemony. It is not a cruel irony but imperial consistency that on September 21, 2022 the United Nations International Day[…]

Environmental Racism Leads to Water Crisis in Jackson, Mississippi

September 25, 2022 UNAC Editor Capitalism, Racism, War on the Poor, Water

by Molly Rosenzweig, published on Socialist Action, September 5, 2022 Residents of Jackson, Mississippi, a city of 150,000 that is 82.5 percent Black, have not had reliable access to clean water for five days. On Monday, the Pearl River flooded from extreme rainfall, and caused the main water treatment plant to fail, resulting in low to no water pressure. A[…]

Jackson Water Crisis: A Legacy of Environmental Racism

September 13, 2022 UNAC Editor Racism, The War at Home, US Government Action, US Politics

Chi Chi Izundu, Mohamed Madi, Chelsea Bailey, published on Black Agenda Report, September 7, 2022 The city of Jackson is suffering from years of neglect by the state of Mississippi. Residents of the majority Black city need a new water system, but a legacy of racism and antipathy towards their Black led city government have created a health crisis for[…]

The Inflation Reduction Act is a Poison Pill for Black and Indigenous Communities

August 20, 2022 UNAC Editor Environment, Racism, U.S. Budget, US Hypocrisy, War on the Poor

by Anthony Rogers-Wright, published on Black Agenda Report, August 19, 2022 Among other problematic issues, the so-called climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act allow for more oil drilling on federal lands. Greenwashing and Democratic party duplicity are nothing to celebrate for Black and Indigenous communities. The brother El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (aka Malcolm X) once explained, “If you’re not[…]

Inflation Reduction Act: White Supremacy and Black Farmers

August 19, 2022 UNAC Editor Agriculture, Racism, The War at Home

by Monica Moorehead, published on Workers World, August 15, 2022 Black farmers, fighting white supremacists in the South since Reconstruction to try to keep possession of their land, were dealt another blow in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. Wording in that legislation, designed to give loan assistance to Black farmers, was rewritten by Democrats to remove discrimination on the[…]

FBI Attack on Uhuru is a Warning

August 8, 2022 UNAC Editor Anti-Imperialism, Propaganda, Racism, The War at Home

by Margaret Kimberley, published on Black Agenda Report, August 3, 2022 The FBI targeted the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP) because it is a Black organization that has dared to confront and oppose U.S. imperialism. APSP is the first but they will not be the last. On July 29, 2022, the FBI raided the Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida[…]

Has the Ukraine Conflict Driven U.S. Government Officials Crazy?

August 8, 2022 UNAC Editor Action!!, Anti-Imperialism, Lawfare, New World Visions, Paths to Emancipation, Racism, Reparations, Russia, Ukraine

by Jeremy Kuzmarov, published on CovertAction Magazine, August 5, 2022 Latest outrage is the FBI’s use of flash-bang grenades and drones to startle 80-year-old leader of Black Nationalist organization who was accused of being a Russian agent—on the grounds that he attended a meeting on self-determination in Moscow seven years ago. FBI also accuses alleged Russian agent of trying to[…]

Black Alliance for Peace Condemns FBI Attack on the African People’s Socialist Party

August 1, 2022 UNAC Editor Censorship and Propaganda, Imperialism, Racism, The War at Home

Statement by Black Alliance for Peace, July 31, 2022 The Black Alliance for Peace (BAP) unequivocally condemns and opposes the latest domestic U.S. state repression and intimidation tactics currently being leveled against the African People’s Socialist Party (APSP). On Friday, July 29, 2022, the FBI executed multiple raids against APSP’s Uhuru House in St. Petersburg, Florida and their Uhuru Solidarity[…]