Gregory E. Williams – Struggle

At Mardi Gras, New Orleanians say ‘F*** ICE!’

February 18, 2026 Gregory E. Williams

New Orleans, Feb.18 – “F*** ICE” might as well have been an unofficial motto of Mardi Gras 2026 — graffitied around the city (along with “ABOLISH ICE”), printed on signs, and even stitched into the […]

Trump moves to cut pay for home care workers

January 30, 2026 Gregory E. Williams

The Trump regime wants to roll back Obama-era wage protections for about 3 million U.S. home care workers. Home care is an industry that continues to grow as the U.S. population ages. These workers are […]

New Orleans high school students stage walkout against ICE

January 20, 2026 Gregory E. Williams

New Orleans, Jan. 20 – High school students at three city schools staged a two-hour walkout against ICE on the one-year anniversary of Trump’s second term inauguration. The schools were NOCCA (New Orleans Center for […]

Antisemitism and the fascist drift of the MAGA right

January 16, 2026 Gregory E. Williams

A 19-year-old man has allegedly confessed to setting fire to a synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi. Stephen Spencer Pittman, of Madison, Mississippi, carried out the arson before dawn on Jan. 10, destroying the Beth Israel Congregation’s […]

New Orleans protest denounces ICE and National Guard occupation

January 5, 2026 Gregory E. Williams

New Orleans, Jan. 2 – In downtown, dozens marched against Trump’s National Guard and ICE occupation. The action started with a rally in front of Armstrong Park. The march went through busy parts of the […]

100+ cities rally against U.S. attack on Venezuela

January 4, 2026 Gregory E. Williams

On Jan. 3, people across the United States protested Trump’s war on Venezuela. There were actions in over 100 cities, including New York, Denver, and Baltimore. In a talk at the Baltimore rally, Peoples Power […]

Louisiana mothers organize daily ICE watch

January 2, 2026 Gregory E. Williams

On New Year’s Day, I spent the afternoon with activists watching for ICE in Slidell, a small Louisiana town about 40 miles northeast of New Orleans. We sat in parked vehicles outside a Latine grocery […]

Immigrant youth lead anti-ICE protests in south Louisiana

December 14, 2025 Gregory E. Williams

Kenner, Louisiana, Dec. 13 – Around 75 people rallied for immigrants’ rights along busy Williams Boulevard in Kenner. This Jefferson Parish town is about 30% Latine and has become a focal point of Donald Trump’s […]

Trump’s culture war is class war

December 14, 2025 Gregory E. Williams

Trump and the Kennedy Center Honors With all the other crises going on, it may seem silly to even pause and think about President Donald Trump hosting the Kennedy Center Honors on Dec. 2. But […]

Louisiana communities organize rapid response to ICE terror raids

December 7, 2025 Gregory E. Williams

Metairie, Louisiana, Dec. 6 — A protest at a Metairie Home Depot demanded answers after ICE agents allegedly struck and possibly killed a pedestrian during a high-speed chase the previous night. While the Jefferson Parish […]