Black August: Why Fight for Black Freedom is Key to Fight for Socialism
Lital and Edward are joined by Jack and Brian from Chicago JBA to discuss why DSA must put the fight for black liberation front-and-center to advance working-class struggle today. We take up the age-old question "Why is DSA so white?" and make a pitch for a concrete plan to fight racist cop terror with the call to open police archives, as opposed to both colorblind economism and BLM liberalism.
You can find the website of the Open Police Archives campaign here. They are @opa_now on X and @openpolicearchives on Instagram. They also have a YouTube page. The Chicago OPA Committee will be meeting…
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