Black Lives matter
The revolt runs deep—take it to its most radical conclusions
08 June 2020The power is in the streets. It’s not enough to write to your congressman or circulate a petition anymore
System is shaken by a storm of anti-racism
08 June 2020The Black Lives Matter movement has sparked a wave of mass protests in countries across the world.
Historic US rebellion is an inspiring challenge to the system
08 June 2020The magnificent uprising taking place across the US is historic. Mass demonstrations following the police murder of George Floyd have now continued for more than two weeks. The rebellion is the most significant in decades.
Protesters defy state repression to ensure Black Lives message is heard
08 June 2020Many of the international solidarity protests took aim at police racism and violence in their own countries—and many defied state repression and bans.
Trump opens a rift with US ruling class
08 June 2020Many in the US ruling class may be beginning to wonder whether Trump is worth the trouble
United States—a history of revolts against racism
08 June 2020Alongside a terrible history of vicious racism in the US, there is a tradition of militant anti-racism. Yuri Prasad looks back at when black and white people have fought back together against the system
Militant marches demand Black Lives Matter across Britain
07 June 2020A monster march snaked through London on Sunday as tens of thousands of people protested to say Black Lives Matter.
Tens of thousands across Britain join Black Lives Matter protests
06 June 2020Tens of thousands of people joined Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests across Britain on Saturday.
Rage against racism fills streets of London
06 June 2020“Black Lives Matter” was the urgent call to arms ricocheting off government buildings in Whitehall, central London, on Saturday.
Wave of protests in Britain say Black Lives Matter
05 June 2020Anti-racists are gearing up for a weekend of Black Lives Matter protests in London and others towns and cities in Britain.
‘My son was murdered’—two decades of racist killings
02 June 2020A revolt is exploding over George Floyd’s racist murder at the hands of the cops. Socialist Worker looks at a horrific history of killings in the United States—and the inspiring resistance to them
‘People want justice, it feels like a revolution is coming’
31 May 2020Tanner Herndon was one of a group of people who blocked a freeway in Houston on Saturday during a protest after the killing of George Floyd. He told Socialist Worker what happened.
Racism and revolution in the United States
31 May 2020Why 'black faces in high places' has failed to bring change, and what's the alternative
Rebellion against police murder tears through United States
30 May 2020A rebellion against police brutality and institutional racism is gaining momentum as it roars across the United States. It is driven by anger at a system filled by inequality and racism.
Uprising grows against racist killings by US police
29 May 2020A great revolt is taking place in the US. It is against police murders but also about the whole way black people are treated
Protesters demand justice for George Floyd
27 May 2020Over a thousand furious people have taken to the streets of Minnesota to demand justice over the violent police murder of George Floyd.
Fury after racists assault black man in London pub
24 February 2020Fury erupted outside the Duke of Wellington in west London last Saturday after racists assaulted a black man at the pub.
Six reasons to march against Trump
27 May 2019The world’s most infamous racist, sexist climate denier is heading to Britain next month. Alistair Farrow looks at the impact of US president Donald Trump’s nasty policies in the US—and explains why you should join protests against him
Anger in Missouri after verdict ‘lets cop get away with murder’
18 September 2017Cop walks free despite evidence that suggests he planted a gun—leading thousands to join angry protests, reports Mark Longden in St Louis
New TV drama Guerrilla celebrates a hidden history of united anti-racist struggle
11 April 2017The show portrays the Black Power movement in Britain and the state’s quest to crush it—and it’s well worth watching, writes Moyra Samuels
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