Black Workers for Justice

Ron "Slim" Washington

On August 22, 2010 Ron "Slim" Washington, surrounded by his family with Miles Davis' Kind of Blue playing, made his transition to join the ancestors. His death was a tremendous loss to the workers movement and the Black freedom struggle. While not well known to the mainstream media and civil rights movement, Slim was an important figure in the Black Student Movement of the early 1970's, the African Liberation Support Committee and numerous struggles in the New York/New Jersey area.

Reparations Leader Joins the Ancestors

R.I.P. Sister Njeri Alghanee. Njeri Alghanee, and her son were involved in a tragic accident on June 24th that claimed her life and injured her son. As president of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America (NCOBRA), she was returning to Atlanta from the US Social Forum in Detroit. She was scheduled to be in New Orleans the following day for the NCOBRA National Conference. She was an important actor in the national and international reparations movements as well as bedrock of the Black community in Atlanta, serving in many positions, including that of talk show host on radio station WRFG where she was known on air as Sister Courage. Her life was commemorated in Atlanta on July 3 by hundreds at event that lasted for 5 hours.

A Fight for Jobs is Part of the Road to an Economic Recovery for the Working Class!

The policies, programs and priorities of the US government in dealing with the economy have always favored the rich over the needs of the masses of working class and poor people. Corporate deregulation, free trade agreements, anti-labor, anti-immigrant and racist, sexist and homophobic laws, along with massive spending on unjust wars, have helped to bring about the current crisis in the US and global economy. The massive unemployment is a major aspect of the crisis facing the US working class. Some estimate the real unemployment at 25 million and growing. Youth unemployment, especially among African Americans is over 40 percent.

The Representation We Need

A vacancy in the North Carolina House of Representatives became vacant due to the death of one legislator and his seat being filled by another. The BWFJ participated in a community forum that heard from candidates one of which will ultimately be selected by the Democratic Party leadership of the County. The letter expresses the criteria and expectations the organization it has for elected officials.

Eugene Godfried-Presente!

Tony Menelik Van Der Meer pays tribute to the reknown community organizer, music producer,and radio journalist who among many important post was at one time Director, Caribbean Division, Radio Havana

A CALL FOR A VIRGINIA PEOPLE’S ASSEMBLY

Across Virginia, poor and working people are hurting. Companies are laying off workers. Homeowners are facing foreclosures. Renters are being evicted. Pensioners are seeing their retirement funds disappear. College and university tuition is rising. Times are tough, and all the “experts” say they’re only going to get worse.

Stop the Criminal and Immoral Massacre of Palestinians

The Black Workers for Justice joins the tens of millions of people around the world who are outraged by the vicious assault by the Israeli Defense Force on the Gaza Strip.

Southern Human Rights Organizers Conference A Huge Success

BWFJ Solidarity Statement to SHROC-December 13, 2008

Lessons from the Obama Campaign for Building a Movement for Peoples Power!

The Obama campaign and his election as the next US president, has helped to create a level of enthusiasm and hope among working class Blacks, people of color and sectors of the general working class that is beginning to break their apathy, cynicism and lack of confidence in challenging and changing conditions of oppression and exploitation in society.

Register, Vote and Organize for Justice! Build a Peoples Assembly!

Sun, 05 Oct 2008

Struggle heats up to reclaim Richmond’s African Burial Ground

Struggle to save Richmond’s oldest Black cemetery.