Afrosocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus @demsocialists | Socialism is the people. If you're afraid of socialism you're afraid of yourself. — Fred Hampton
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Are you a Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color interested in joining the AfroSocialists and Socialists of Color Caucus of Democratic Socialists of America? Swipe through to learn more about us, what we do, and how we do it!
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The U.S. has far more vacant homes than homeless people. Capitalism puts profit over people and denies people access to housing.
Housing is a human right, so capitalism gotta go
"I don't want to live in a tent ever again."
Portraits of the homeless in the United States aje.io/h2vb3
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In solidarity with our comrades in D.C. and around the country marching for Racial Justice & Black Women🌹
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The US government began fetishizing homeownership in 1917 as a direct response to the Russian Revolution; it compelled American Whites to embrace capitalism as a buffer against radicalism. The enterprise of homeownership is therefore designed to suppress both POC and socialism.
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You would think an institution suddenly under more scrutiny than ever would attempt to act right, then you remember you're thinking about the police
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In 1863 blacks had about 1% of national wealth. In 154 years it has grown to about 3%. Black capitalism is not the answer to black poverty.
“The Color of Money” by @MehrsaBaradaran is an incredible exposé on economic apartheid in the US. She breaks it down interc.pt/2yeO5ae
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AfroSoc is sick and tired of the undemocratic behavior and anti-Black measures used against our comrades. It's time the @DemSocialists deals with it's internal racism and the first step is to reinstate our wrongfully suspended comrade in @DSA_NorthTexas
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“I’m writing for black people in the same way that Tolstoy was not writing for me, a 14-year-old colored girl from Lorain, Ohio. I don’t have to apologize... The point is not having the white critic sit on your shoulder and approve it”
Rest in Power
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Ain't this the yes we can dude smh
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so i assume that all these people excited about banning guns and joining DSA because of the NRA shoutout are equally excited about disarming the police, because if not........
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The illegal and reckless behavior of Wall St. bankers - including targeting low income Black and Latinx families with loans designed to fail - led to the loss of HALF of all Black wealth in the U.S. during the Great Recession.
Now Dems are helping to allow bankers to do it again.
JUST IN: Republicans and Democrats on Senate Banking Committee reach agreement on proposal to ease banking regulations
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If you are NOT white and you have been thinking of joining DSA but are unsure please join our virtual town hall discussion. We will be very honest and there will be Q&A. Featuring many more amazing BIPOC organizers than are listed here. 🌹
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AfroSoc cofounder on Fox News today letting them know the deal 💅🏽
Today I went on Fox News to talk about income inequality and democratic socialism. Thank you to @DemSocialists for the opportunity
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This was a legit shot for celebrities to use their notoriety and power over fans to forward some substantial demands. Like arrest the cops who murdered Breonna Taylor and shot Jacob Blake or we don't play. Woulda been dope
Here come this dude ensuring that nothing useful happens
LeBron, CP3 and a small group of NBA players spoke with former President Barack Obama on Wednesday night, per @ShamsCharania
Obama advised them to play and maximize this opportunity to get their desired action items.
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"Cops stand with bosses, not workers. They inflict violence on workers and make it harder for us to build labor power. Defunding [Police] will help labor unions build multi-racial working class solidarity and achieve our other goals too."
defundmpd.org/why-defund-art…
- @Defund_MPD
Healthcare workers in LA protested today for a better contract. So naturally on Labor Day cops had to make it clear that they are not workers. You won’t believe how many LAPD cops they sent at these few workers.
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When told by the substitute teacher (!) he could live elsewhere he responded, "you brought me here." 🔥
This child stood up to fascism with all swag.
President day is only for him today
An 11-year old refused to recite Pledge of Allegiance, saying it's racist. Teacher asked why he didn't go live elsewhere. The kid was arrested for becoming disruptive, taken to juvenile detention center, & charged with misdemeanor. yahoo.com/lifestyle/boy-11-a… baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2…
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Look closely as Chris Hayes continues using Left ideas to boost his social media presence and sell books, while seldom (if ever) having us on his show to broadcast the merits of our ideas to his liberal audience. The cake is vanilla, and he’s having it while eating it too. 🍰☕️
Question for DSA/democratic-socialist/lefties on Twitter. What current world leader would you say best embodies a democratic socialist program?
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The delayers are also deniers. They deny that radical and rapid transformation of our economy from petrocapitalism to ecosocialism is our only option for survival.
They're tailoring climate action to meet the needs of the corporate elite and markets. It's a death wish.
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HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH
we are celebrating our radical black tradition
we are not accepting any level of white nonsense
we are standing in solidarity with our indigenous and immigrant comrades
we are fighting for full abolition of prisons & pigs
stay bold and blessed 🖤
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Wealthy billionaires are successful in getting workers to fight each other rather than the ultra rich who are the main drivers of inequality and imperialism. Solidarity and rejecting capitalism are the way forward
The #ParadisePapers Are Proof That Capitalism and Racism Fuel The Global Plutocracy: inthesetimes.com/article/207… @SamAdlerBell
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Some NYC comrades spent the weekend at AFROPUNK talking up the caucus. They collected 200 emails of people interested in AfroSocialism!
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Have you asked yourself or another lately, "What, pray tell, is praxis?"
To you I present praxis
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Obama doesn't deserve credit, he didn't endorse you for the primary. Sure he doesn't have to endorse you now but it's real convenient for him to just back primary winners. Not wanting to take bold stances is why he has nothing to show for 8 years in office
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philip lewis
Right. DSA should be appreciated more for making leftists out of liberals and fighting for and bringing attention to ideas and policies that don't get much play from mainstream media and parties.
At least attempting to have mass appeal is worthwhile for the left
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Tomorrow the NPC will appoint people to fill three open spots. Currently there are 0 Black ppl on the NPC. We hope that @DemSocialists will wake up and appoint our comrades. Now is the time to show true commitment to Black leadership in the org. We are watching👀 PS 3 ain’t enuf
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THAT’S A WRAP.
Thank you to @rosaluxnyc for hosting us, to @GWCUAW for the space and to all the Black and POC comrades who CAME👏🏾 THRU👏🏾We are readier than ever to build power in our communities and fight for the liberation of ALL oppressed peoples.
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It's cool that Harris unapologetically blazed, an activity she criminalized others for? She gets to lie and pander her way to the top?
There are more pressing issues but this incident among others proves she's a fraud and should be shunned
She's a cop too! They your homies now?
She probably smoked in college and also after college and did so at some point while listening to Pac and Snoop (I hope, otherwise big missed opportunity). This is a manufactured crisis and there are far more important things to focus on.
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Another day in Amerikkka and another black man killed by the NYPD.
We cannot say it enough, the cops are state sanctioned murderers and the violence will not stop until the police state is dismantled.
Condolences to the family and loved ones of Saheed Vassell.
ABOLITION NOW.
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Press Conference of Black activists a occupation to the BLAC (Black latin asian caucus) pscp.tv/w/cceV2TFETEtCeVd5T2…
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Why are they coming for him like this? Why are they commenting on his persona? Y'all snatching all the whites overstaying visas too?
#AbolishICE
ICE spokesperson on 21 Savage: “His whole public persona is false. He actually came to the U.S. from the U.K. as a teen and overstayed his visa.”
MORE: trib.al/zW4PSCi
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Police shouldn't be armed and poorly trained and scared
Police shouldn't be armed and poorly trained
Police shouldn't be armed
Police shouldn't be nitter.app/fmanjoo/status/9468074…
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🚨 ALL EYES ON ATLANTA 🚨
The struggle for abolition continues as comrades in Atlanta have been fighting to determine the future of their city over the corporations, private donors, and elected officials that are unaccountable to the communities they’re supposed to serve. (1/3)
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Solidarity to these workers and it’s not cool to be a scab..periodt
Uber and Lyft drivers are planning a massive strike this week over work conditions and pay rates businessinsider.com/uber-and… via @businessinsider #StrikeUberLyft
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THIS is inspiring, radical organising!!!
Solidarity with these brave & bold women fighting for racial justice ✊🏾
broadly.vice.com/en_us/artic…
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Capitalism puts millions of working people in debt and punishes them for being poor.
We need a system that puts people above profit.
In today's installment of class warfare...
When Unpaid Student Loan Bills Mean You Can No Longer Work nyti.ms/2jEnQ89
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We end homelessness by housing people not policing them. Four unhoused people were beaten to death in New York City this weekend and the mayor’s response has been to call for more police. Who else is really tired of this endless politics of mass incarceration?
The problem is poverty, not the poor. Rather than blame the homeless, we need to recognize what we can do to solve the problem. We're calling on @NYGovCuomo to end homelessness in New York State.
actionnetwork.org/petitions/…
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An Armed Invasion by Russia that is displacing & harming Ukrainians has left many Africans living in Ukraine trapped at the Polish border due to the EU and NATO Xenophobia and Racism.
All Refugees. All human beings must be allowed to flee armed conflict.
The war must end.
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It requires perpetual economic growth where emissions reduction requires contraction.
It ensures exploitation where cultivation is needed
It prioritizes self-interest where unity is indispensable.
We don't have a choice. Either we kill capitalism or it kills us.
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We just want to say how incredibly tone deaf and unproductive it is that Lower Manhattan DSA is holding an event tomorrow which will cover why we SHOULDNT be talking about racial disparities.@nycDSA @LowManDSA
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🧵 On this 4th of July we reflect on Frederick Douglass & his speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”.
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The Executive Committee has recently been in contact with current and former AfroSocialists and Socialists of Color members of the DSA Los Angeles chapter. 🧵
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When she declares her candidacy next year, don't forget @KamalaHarris perpetuated the worst abuses of the criminal justice system with glee
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Climate Justice (must) = Racial Justice
"’African-Americans are exposed to 38 percent more polluted air than Caucasian Americans, and they are 75 percent more likely to live in fence-line communities than the average American,’ the report said, referring to neighborhoods adjacent to industrial facilities.”
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Congrats to philly
Their biggest win was in november
#FreeMeekMill
Philly DA Larry Krasner will seek to prevent deportation of immigrants accused of nonviolent crimes
philly.com/philly/news/crime…
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It's cool that people are making a little bit off of pumping shorted stocks and taking down a couple hedge funds, but big investors like BlackRock and others are making the most money off of this.
Organized labor and decommodification will take down Wall Street
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Twitter @BLMLA needs your help RIGHT NOW
Sheila Hines-Brim and Dr. Melina Abdullah are currently detained by police with out charges.
Flood the mayor's mentions @MayorOfLA @ericgarcetti demanding their immediate OR (own recognizance) release.
Thank you!!
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Ellie Hall
We say politicians won't save us and then she alludes to that fact and it's a problem, make it make sense
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Many of y'all are dunking on DSA for its whiteness so this is a good opportunity to offer another perspective
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Why you stay making simple shit complicated
Yesterday I announced that, as president, I’ll establish a student loan debt forgiveness program for Pell Grant recipients who start a business that operates for three years in disadvantaged communities.
kamalaharris.org/opportunity…
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The GOP Tax Bill is nothing less than an attack on working class people to make the rich richer. They get tax cuts, we get service cuts.
We have to organize as a class and say goodbye to the system that will always put profit over people.
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And to be clear we have a Black comrade from a southern rural chapter who applied and I’m sure he’s not the only one. If we can’t get 18% Black representation on @DemSocialists national political leadership ESPECIALLY in this moment than wtf are we all even doing??
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Shout out to Afrosocialist Caucus member Bianca for holding it down at City Hall!
#DefundNYPD ✊🏾🖤✊🏾🖤
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What kind of societal depravity is necessary for a 27 year old to die of a heart attack?
It must be a society in which human life, health, and welfare isn't a priority.
We can do so much better. We have to do better.
Rest in power Erica Garner
BREAKING: A rep for the family of #EricaGarner, daughter of #EricGarner, has confirmed that she has passed away.
@Mic's @aaronlmorrison takes a look back at her tireless pursuit of justice following the death of her father at the hands of police in 2014.: bit.ly/2BZnQnp
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“It’s great that everyone is against private prisons and for criminal justice reform now,
But I’ve been doing that since day one
I’m glad to see everyone jump on the bandwagon
I’m happy to keep driving it.”
@KanielaIng, certified real one
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Judas and the Black Messiah is a very good film. This account has expressed reservations coming from a well-earned distrust of a Hollywood take on a revolutionary, but in my (cishet LA guy) estimation, Fred, his comrades, and the nature of the struggle were portrayed deftly.
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You know you're doing something right when the billionaires are shy about their class solidarity
JUST IN: Warren Buffett says he would back Bloomberg but jokes "another billionaire supporting him" doesn't look good hill.cm/XRmIIzP
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So what if your #MCM doesn’t currently have a job, he takes an uncompromising stance against police brutality and racial injustice 😻
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Free at last! The NJ Supreme Court has ruled that former Black Panther Party & Black Liberation Army member Sundiata Acoli can be freed on parole.
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Women's March was never really about much but they used to give activists some shine. Mask off now!
Full celebrity corporate feminism!
Black Lives Matter-Los Angeles has been excluded from the 4th Annual Women’s March in Los Angeles. WMLA did not invite Black Lives Matter to participate, failed to respond to an email request for inclusion, and further refused speaking time during a subs… ift.tt/3alQkJx
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Please keep disrespecting america and its things
The Liberty and Storm walked off the court as the national anthem played as part of the social justice movement.
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Capitalism is paying private companies millions of dollars to keep people of color out of the U.S. while our government and private corporations cause the conditions that make people migrate.
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