The Washington Revolutionary Issue 08
DC, Maryland, and Virginia abolitionist news and perspectives
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Issue 08:
Black August, Honoring the Legacy of Black Revolutionaries
Happy Black August to all abolitionists, radicals, and, most importantly, Black people. Born in the 1970’s in the fallout of America’s response to the Civil Rights Era, Black August was created by Black radicals to highlight and uplift the struggle against white…
Headlines: Issue 08, August 2nd, 2021
Activist News On July 29th, the board of the DC Metro Transit Authority (WMATA) chose to postpone their vote on a new rule which would grant Metro Police the power to detain and ban arrestees of certain crimes from the Metro. This rule would target individuals arrested, NOT convicted, of weapons or sex-related crimes, opening
Bowser’s Comprehensive Plan Needs to Get Real on Racial Equity
The Fight for Brookland Manor, Part Two The DC Council Office on Racial Equity (CORE) has assessed Mayor Bowser’s City Comprehensive Plan as racist in impact. Why? One big premise of the Mayor’s Comp Plan changes is that more high-rise and dense…
LAPD Defends Transphobic Extremists, Brutalizes Transgender Activists
After LGBTQ Pride Month wrapped up, and corporations put their queer and transgender pride flags away for the year, a transphobic incident in Los Angeles turned July into what can only be described as Trans Wrath Month, 2021. In the last week…
Editor’s Media Review: “Revolutionary Suicide”
Revolutionary Suicide is Huey P. Newton’s autobiography in which he explains his life, the ideology and creation of the Black Panthers, and his court case trial. (As someone who generally sticks to femme-identifying writers, there was a tough adjustment to his perspective.)