In 1831, the slave uprising led by Nat Turner fought for their freedom and killed around 60 slave owners. The rebellion was ruthlessly suppressed and 120 innocents were killed in retaliation. The uprising inspired many and was an important event leading to the American Civil War.
For all their differences, as the two capitalist blocs vie for power and chase their interests in Ukraine, it is important that the left stands alongside the working class and fights for their interests among any warring factions.
Women took to the streets of Mexico City and confronted the police at a protest in solidarity with Victoria Salazar, a Salvadoran woman who died in police custody after a Mexican female police officer knelt on her back.
(Photos via Reuters)
As racist, colonial symbols are falling across Europe and the US, here is another interesting one: The Golden Coach.
It's the royal vehicle of the Dutch king & queen with on it a glorification of the subjugation of African slaves & Indonesian colonial subjects by a white ruler.
Karl Marx was born over 200 years ago, but his writings are still as relevant as ever.
Refugees trapped on the Greek island of Lesbos are facing an ever-worsening, inhumane reality amid the spread of #COVID19, with the right-wing taking advantage of the situation to promote hatred against them.
Watch "The Crisis At The EU Border" here: https://t.co/HyDb716NjG
Video from Athens of Greek anti-fascists in defence of refugees (via @th1an1)
On Rosa Luxemburg's birthday we remember her important words that still resonate today.