Tag Archives: black anarchism

Martin Sostre: Follow the Principles that Won My Freedom

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

The following speech, “Follow the Principles that Won My Freedom,” was delivered by Sostre in 1976 shortly after his release from prison and offers a message of revolutionary optimism about how collective action can succeed—as it did for him—in freeing … Continue reading →

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The origins of Black anarchism in Brazil

Posted on July 25, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

From Freedom News (23/07/2028) A brief historical overview of Black anarchist militance in the early Brazilian labour movement (1906-1930) Carlos Junior Although only a few pages have been dedicated to Black libertarian militants in Brazil, they were at the forefront … Continue reading →

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The continuing necessity of Black anarchism

Posted on May 17, 2026 by Julius Gavroche

We can work with others, but we must be able to speak for ourselves Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin, Freedom News, 17/05/2026 I have identified myself as an anarchist since 1969 when I met Martin Sostre, a well-known Black political prisoner and … Continue reading →

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Anarchists in the Movement against Police and White Supremacy

Posted on June 2, 2025 by Julius Gavroche

From the CrimethInc. collective 28/05/2025 From the Los Angeles Riots to the George Floyd Uprising To observe the five-year anniversary of the burning of the Third Precinct at the beginning of the George Floyd Revolt, we have prepared a timeline tracing the trajectory … Continue reading →

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For James Baldwin: “Telling it like it is”

Posted on August 2, 2024 by Julius Gavroche

If the hope of givingis to love the living,the giver risks madnessin the act of giving. Some such lesson I seemed to seein the faces that surrounded me. Needy and blind, unhopeful, unlifted,what gift would give them the gift to … Continue reading →

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Lucy Parsons’ anarchism

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

The philosophy of anarchism is included in the word “Liberty,” yet it is comprehensive enough to include all things else that are conducive to progress. No barriers whatever to human progression, to thought, or investigation are placed by anarchism; nothing … Continue reading →

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For Russell Maroon Shoatz: The tradition of Maroon “anarchism”

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

Russell Maroon Shoatz, activist and writer, was a founding member of the revolutionary group Black Unity Council in 1969, as well as a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. In 1972, he would be convicted … Continue reading →

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William C. Anderson: State reform isn’t enough. Our times demand Black anarchism

Posted on May 23, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

We share again an essay by William C. Anderson, who continues to pursue his important work in black anarchism. State reform isn’t enough. Our times demand Black anarchism For many who are marginalised, the state has only ever kicked them … Continue reading →

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“Anarchism” is just a name- a review of Anarchism and the Black Revolution and The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition

Posted on January 22, 2022 by Julius Gavroche

From Freedom Press (13/01/2021), a review of two recently published essays: Anarchism and the Black Revolution, by Lorenzo Kom’boa Ervin (Pluto Press) and The Nation on No Map: Black Anarchism and Abolition, by William Anderson (AK Press). In Summer 2017, … Continue reading →

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Black anarchists amid the insurrection

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Julius Gavroche

As a compliment to the previous post, we share an excellent article by Vanessa Taylor, published with Mic (30/07/2020). How Black anarchists are keeping the protest movement alive With a series of uprisings gripping the United States, President Trump has … Continue reading →

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