As an African-American male, people have wondered why I chose to study Arabic and am involved in anti-war and pro-Palestinian activism. It’s an image that people are not used to seeing. However, if I were to just stick to fighting on so-called “black” issues, such as civil rights and poverty (which I do, as well), then people probably wouldn’t be so curious. To me, the connection between the black freedom struggle and working in solidarity with other oppressed people around the globe is crystal clear. However, not everyone sees it that way. The black freedom struggle and the struggle for Palestinian self-determination is part of a broader post-colonial struggle for global justice and human emancipation. Read the rest of this entry »
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“Another World Is Possible” – the struggle for Black and Palestinian freedom
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Posted by Adam Hudson on February 7, 2010 in Activism & Social Change, African/African-American history/politics/issues, Empire/Hegemony, History, Human Rights, International Law, International Relations, Israel/Palestine, Middle East & North Africa, Race/Racism, Radical/Revolutionary Ideas, War & Peace
Tags: anti-war, black liberation, colonialism, economic injustice, Human Rights, IDF, International Law, Israel, Middle East & North Africa, Palestine, radicalism, struggle, War, war crimes
100 Years of Struggle: A New Way Forward
On July 16, 2009, President Barack Obama, America’s first African-American president, spoke to the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). As an active, card-carrying member of this organization, I felt a need to write about Obama’s speech after I read it. He says some good things but, as a whole, I was not impressed. I felt his speech showed a need for a redefinition of the struggle that black people are fighting, which will be the topic of this piece. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Adam Hudson on July 22, 2009 in Activism & Social Change, African/African-American history/politics/issues, Anarchism, Capitalism, Human Rights, Race/Racism, Radical/Revolutionary Ideas, Socialism
Tags: anti-capitalism, black, naacp, radicalism, revolution, struggle
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