racism

Content about race, ethnicity, racism, and struggles against racism, and struggles of Black, Indigenous and other workers of colour.

At the rendezvous of victory - C.L.R. James

Published by Allison & Busby, 1984. This was the third and final in a series of anthologies published during James’ lifetime by publishers…

On an Island Watch House Bed, A Black Man's Lying Dead

We are publishing this article to commemorate last year’s shooting in Yuendumu, shortly before the…

Spheres of existence - C.L.R. James

The second in a series of out of print anthologies by C.L.R. James. Published by Allison & Busby, 1980.

Viccisitudes, Underwater - sculpture by Jason deCaires Taylor

Being Human After 1492

Essay first published in The Con, Johannesburg, in response to the election of Donald Trump.

The future in the present - C.L.R. James

The first in a series of out of print anthologies by C.L.R. James. Published by Allison & Busby, 1977.

How the pigs abuse ‘gang’ labels - Kevin "Rashid" Johnson

An article by Kevin "Rashid" Johnson on the abuse of "gang" labels to censor dissent. This article…

How It Might Should Be Done - Idris Robinson

The following is a transcript of a talk delivered in Seattle on July 20, 2020, lightly-edited by the author for readability. A video recording…

Class Cancelled: The class reductionism debate continues to go nowhere - Asad Haider

Asad Haider looks at the "class reductionism" debate and its limitations. This article was first…

Bordiga writing about Watts

“Black” anger shakes the rotten pillars of bourgeois and democratic “civilization” - Bordiga, 1965

I'm not a Bordigist, but... This text by Bordiga on the Watts Rebellion of 1965…

The Murder of George Floyd: The End of Racism Starts with the Death of Capitalism

The killing of George Floyd in plain sight by the Minneapolis police rightly shocked millions of…

More White Laws: New Labour and asylum seekers - Black Flag

Racists in government don't talk about "illegal immigrants" any more. They talk about “bogus asylum seekers". This is a useful code for squeaky clean racists like Jack Straw and Mike O'Brien. They don't need to talk about being swamped by an alien culture, the press know what to do and oblige with stories of hordes of asylum seekers in Richmond [about seven in fact] or tidal waves of Slovak Roma at Heathrow, and…

Dover residents against racism

Article from Black Flag #215 1998.