Author: Sharon Black

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In the U.S.

Baltimore Harriet Tubman Center hosts tribute to Malcolm X

February 28, 2025 Sharon Black
Members of the Peoples Power Assembly and the Struggle for Socialism Party gave special remarks on “What Malcolm Means to Me” to mark the 60th anniversary of his assassination. Pictured from left to right are […]
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In the U.S.

A vibrant Pride Day in DeLand, Florida

February 28, 2025 Sharon Black
DeLand, Florida, Feb. 15 — LGBTQIA+ community and supporters in Volusia County, Florida, resist bigotry, holding a vibrant Pride Day in DeLand’s downtown. The Umbrella Brigade was one of the organizers for the national March […]
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China

From Xizang to Appalachia and Altadena: A tale of opposite disaster responses

February 6, 2025 Sharon Black
Trump’s recent visits to climate disaster sites underscore capitalism’s failures, while China’s response to the Xizang earthquake shows the way   President Donald Trump recently visited two U.S. climate disaster sites — Asheville, North Carolina, and […]
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Labor and strikes

Tens of thousands of dockworkers strike on East and Gulf Coasts

October 2, 2024 Sharon Black
Oct. 1 — A striking force of almost 50,000 dockworkers from Maine to Texas has halted operations at 36 U.S. ports. Community activists from the People’s Power Assembly joined workers at the Baltimore Locust Point […]
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China

The U.S. war drive against China

October 1, 2024 Sharon Black
Introduction Oct. 1, 2024, marks the 75th anniversary of China’s earth-shaking revolution, which broke the chains of feudal slavery and imperialist domination.   The Communist Party of China, under the leadership of Mao Zedong, commonly known […]
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La Lucha por el Socialismo

El mensaje del DNC (Convención Nacional Demócrata) : ¡Guerra! ¡Guerra! ¡Y Más guerra!

September 7, 2024 Sharon Black
29 de agosto de 2024 Cerca de 20.000 personas participaron en las grandes marchas convocadas por la Coalición para marchar contra el DNC el lunes 19 de agosto y el jueves 22 de agosto. Se […]
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In the U.S.

DNC’s message: War! War! More War!

August 29, 2024 Sharon Black
In record time, the Democratic Party establishment dumped Joe Biden, crowned Kamala Harris, and put on an unprecedented show-stopping convention spectacle Aug. 19-22.   Over a billion dollars was likely spent (more than $76 million was […]
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In the U.S.

Remembering the DNC 1968 – 2024 Same struggle, same fight

August 16, 2024 Sharon Black
In August of 1968, I was barely 19 years old and several months pregnant when I embarked on a trip with other activists to attend the protests at the Democratic Party Convention.   It was a […]
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In the U.S.

Killer heat waves: Workers need action now

June 29, 2024 Sharon Black
While tornadoes, hurricanes, and floods grab headlines, extreme heat is the top weather-related killer, says FEMA. FEMA reports do not capture the dangers that have escalated. Already, before the summer is in full swing, killer […]
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In the U.S.

Baltimore’s Key Bridge replacement: Let’s fix the name

June 28, 2024 Sharon Black
Not for slavemaster Francis Scott Key but Maryland’s Frederick Douglas or Harriet Tubman  Baltimore — Proposals for rebuilding the former Key Bridge are now in, and it is expected that a decision on who […]