Gloria Verdieu – Page 2 – Struggle

Book review: War & Lenin in the 21st Century by Gary Wilson

February 1, 2024 Gloria Verdieu

“I trust that this pamphlet will help the reader to understand the fundamental economic question… the question of the economic essence of imperialism, for unless this is studied, it will be impossible to understand and […]

Criminalizing homelessness solves nothing – Socialist planning could end the crisis

December 22, 2023 Gloria Verdieu

Presentation given at the Socialist Unity Party national plenum on Dec. 16, 2023. Homelessness, housing, prisoners, and the formerly incarcerated are all domestic issues. According to National Homeless Facts, over half a million people […]

Mobilizing to release all political prisoners

December 14, 2023 Gloria Verdieu

They fought for the people! Now is the time for the people to bring them home! The San Diego Coalition to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and the Black Panther Party San Diego joined the hundreds […]

After Ta’Kiya Young shooting: What will it take to stop racist police terror?

September 7, 2023 Gloria Verdieu

Police in Ohio released bodycam footage of 21-year-old Ta’Kiya Young on Sept. 1, seven days after she was fatally shot by police on Aug. 24. Young, a pregnant mother of two, was killed while inside […]

Free all political prisoners! Black August in San Diego

September 1, 2023 Gloria Verdieu

This year, Black August was commemorated in cities across the United States and internationally in Central and South America, France, and Africa. The growing international interest in commemorating Black August is evident when you search […]

Cleophas Williams: My Life Story in the ILWU Local 10

June 2, 2023 Gloria Verdieu

A book review When I received this beautiful book from Delores Lemon-Thomas and Clarence Thomas, I could not wait to begin reading it. I had the honor of meeting and talking with Sadie Williams, […]

San Diego celebrates Malcolm X Day

May 24, 2023 Gloria Verdieu

The Sixth Annual Malcolm X Day Celebration was held on May 20 at San Diego’s Malcolm X Library, commemorating the 98th birthday of ancestor El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz. Kim Phillips-Pea, lead organizer, stood by her […]

Harry Belafonte: problems faced by people of color are ‘as dire and entrenched as they were half a century ago’

May 6, 2023 Gloria Verdieu

Harry Belafonte’s album “Calypso,” which included Day-O (The Banana Boat Song) and Jamaica Farewell, reached the top of the Billboard album chart shortly after its release in 1956 and stayed there for 31 weeks. […]

Free Mumia Abu-Jamal! Free Leornard Peltier! Free Them ALL!

May 3, 2023 Gloria Verdieu

Talk given by Gloria Verdieu of the Socialist Unity Party at the May Day rally in San Diego. Freeing Political Prisoners is a Working-Class Struggle. Why? It is our class, our families. Our youth, brothers, […]

San Diego mobilizes to bring Mumia Abu-Jamal home

April 28, 2023 Gloria Verdieu

On the weekend of his 69th birthday celebration, the San Diego Coalition to Free Mumia Abu-Jamal and All Political Prisoners held a meeting to honor the world-famous political prisoner, revolutionary journalist, and author. The […]