Claudia Jones: revolutionary feminist and fighter
Claudia Jones was a revolutionary communist and anti-colonial activist. Born Claudia Vera Cumberbatch on Feb. 21, 1915, in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, Jones spent her life...
The Bread and Roses strike of 1912
As we come marching, marching in the beauty of the day,
A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill lofts gray,
Are touched with all the radiance...
Strengthening the women’s movement through anti-racism
Centuries of slavery, Jim Crow segregation, and institutionalized discrimination have deepened the divide between Black and white families.
When it comes to low-wage work, 64...
A Marxist perspective on ending women’s oppression
Sexism is so endemic today that it can be difficult to imagine a society that does not degrade and devalue women. Modern capitalist society is...