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Declaring Our Collective Independence From The Sinking Ship Of US Empire

As with most years around the so-called Independence Day “holiday,” the Black masses and our accomplices of all races and ethnicities reflect on the sage words offered by Frederick Douglass on July 5, 1852, in Rochester, New York: What to the Slave is the 4th of July. Therein, Douglass at one point declares, “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine, You may rejoice, I must mourn.” The speech shall be heralded in the annals of U.S. history for time immeasurable with warrant, yet from the outset it contained a ubiquitous contradiction as it actually praises the white men - many of them slaveowners and some of them rapists of African women - known to this day as the “founding fathers.”

Finding Real National Pride On America’s 250th Birthday

During this year of celebrating our nation’s 250th anniversary, I’ve been experiencing an unexpected emotion: pride. For months, it’s been something far different — a mixture of disappointment, disbelief and disgust at the undermining of our freedoms, our wellbeing, our children’s futures and even our prospects for survival. But recently, something shifted for me. I saw the excitement and global unity of World Cup fans. I talked to small business owners here in my small town in Washington state who were placing signs in their windows to let immigrants know they are welcome.

FIFA Reinforces ICE Repression While Targeting Iran, Haiti And Africa

The stated role of FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association), as the World Cup tournament organizer, is to ensure that football (soccer) is accessible to everyone and that global tournaments will be “safe, welcoming and inclusive.” That is not the reality of the 2026 World Cup. The anger at FIFA’s multimillionaire directors is wholly justified and righteous. The call to “Boycott FIFA” and a demand for accountability for abusive behavior need immediate support.  Every FIFA-sponsored game reinforces U.S. repression and racist exclusion. Resistance from below by those refusing to let the world’s most popular sport become a tool in the hands of those who wage war has — and will — take many forms, including protests, boycotts and collective actions. 

Community’s Struggle Over Desecrated African Cemetery Is Foundational To Ending White Supremacy

The Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC) has been fighting for eleven years to stop construction on top of a desecrated African cemetery and to build a museum to honor and educate about the erased history of the death camps that profited from the breeding of African girls, who are buried there, for forced labor. In what is considered a progressive bastion, Montgomery County in Maryland, not a single politician has supported their struggle. Clearing the FOG speaks with BACC co-founder Dr. Marsha Coleman- Adebayo about their efforts on the streets, in legislative bodies and in the courts and why their work is foundational to ending white supremacy.

Over 160 Years After Abolition, Racism Still Structures US Economy

More than 400 years have passed since the first white colonists arrived in North America to establish a settlement, and more than 160 years since slavery was abolished, yet structural racism is still alive and kicking in the U.S. In the interview that follows, two economists, Michelle Holder and Jeannette Wicks-Lim, co-authors of a new book titled The Political Economy of Racism: The Persistence of Anti-Blackness in the United States, discuss how anti-Black racism developed and the role that it continues to play in the contemporary United States.

Two Justice Systems: Karmelo Anthony, Racism And The Right To Self-Defense

Karmelo Anthony, a young Black man, is headed to prison at the ripe age of 19. So, what was Karmelo’s crime? And why has the system deemed fit to erase his adult life with a brutal prison sentence? In April 2025, then-17-year-old Karmelo participated in a track meet in Frisco, Texas, a suburb of Dallas. It started to rain during the meet, so young Karmelo walked under a pop-up tent where he was met with immediate hostility. Upon entry into a rival team’s tent, he was confronted by Austin Metcalf and his twin brother. Karmelo was told to move out of Metcalf’s team tent, as the two parties were on rival teams.

20,000 Gather In Belfast To Denounce Violent Racist Pogroms

A massive crowd of around 20,000 people turned out in Belfast on Saturday June 13 to show support for people driven from their homes by racist mobs earlier in the week. The rally, entitled Together Against Hate, was organised by United Against Racism (UAR). Speaking on Instagram, the group said: This was the biggest anti-racist mobilisation Belfast has ever seen. It reflects the revulsion felt at the 3rd consecutive year of racist pogroms. Speakers from the trade union movement, community groups, anti-racist organisers and political parties addressed the crowd. The riots that took place this week were encouraged by those at the top of society. The likes of Elon Musk and Nigel Farage were happy to stoke the flames of racism.

The Beautiful Game Can’t Hide The Ugly

“Football is the only sport where you put people together, it doesn’t matter if you are rich, or poor, or black, or white. It is one nation. This is the beauty of football.” - Pele’ This week the United States, along with Canada and Mexico, will host the first matches of the 2026 World Cup (Copa Mundial). The U.S. acting as one of the tournament’s hosts has been met with a mix of concern and outrage. For instance, earlier this year when President Trump insisted that the nation of Greenland should be annexed as a U.S. territory, members of the German soccer federation’s executive committee suggested a boycott of the World Cup.

ICE Tweets Are So Racist, Cops Feared They Could Incite Neo-Nazi Violence

Colorado law enforcement officials warned their counterparts across the country that social media posts by the Department of Homeland Security recruiting for ICE contained so many white supremacist themes that they could endanger the public, according to internal records obtained by The Intercept. The Colorado Information Analysis Center cautioned in a March bulletin that “violent extremists” might perceive “White Supremacy Ideology in ICE Recruitment Materials, Leading to a Potentially Increased Threat Environment.” The bulletin from an agency tasked with preventing terrorism advised law enforcement offices throughout the United States that these posts could create a “permissive environment to engage in vigilante action and/or violence against individuals perceived to be immigrants.”

Truckers Say ‘Racism’ Behind Trump Administration’s License Restrictions

Nearly 200,000 US truck drivers are at risk of losing their commercial driver’s licenses after the US Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a new rule that disqualifies many foreign-born truck drivers from getting or renewing their licenses. Tens of thousands of immigrant drivers are stuck in a limbo after the rule took effect in March, and lawsuits challenging the rule are still being reviewed by federal courts. The rule restricts licenses to immigrants who have specific employment authorization statuses, disqualifying those with other authorizations, including asylum seekers, refugees and those with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) status.

At Santa Marta Conference, Challenges To Climate Justice Continue

At the end of April, Colombia and the Netherlands co-hosted a climate conference in Santa Marta that brought nearly 60 nations together to strategize on ways to transition off of fossil fuels. The genesis for the conference is the failure of the United Nations Conference of Parties process over the past 30 years to respond effectively to the growing climate crisis. Clearing the FOG speaks with climate activist and author, Anthony Karefa Rogers-Wright, who was part of an Afro-descendant delegation to the conference and a people's summit that took place before the Santa Marta Conference. Rogers-Wright discusses the challenges we continue to face in building a climate justice movement that focuses on the integral crises of White Supremacy, racism, imperialism, colonialism and patriarchy.

France Out Of Africa! PASAI Shows The Way

Kenya’s president, William Ruto, long ago proved his bona fides as a puppet of the United States and its junior imperialist partners. In 2023, he sent Kenyan police, under the “Multinational Security Support Mission” to assist the U.S. in its occupation of Haiti. At the time, he referred to his actions as being “Pan-African,” even as he did the bidding of the imperialist powers and made a mockery of that term. Ruto’s loyalty was rewarded as Kenya was designated a Major Non-NATO Ally, an elaborate way of saying that he is a puppet, a stooge, a lapdog, for U.S. interests.

Governor To Sign Billl Protecting Descendant Communities, Black Burial Grounds

Annapolis, MD — Advocates with the Bethesda African Cemetery Coalition (BACC) and Maryland Cemetery Legislative Advocates joined Governor Wes Moore May on 12th as he signed SB233 into law at the Maryland State House. SB233 establishes new legal protections for descendant communities seeking to preserve and protect cemeteries from desecration or improper transfer. Advocates fought for legislation that mirrors the Fair Housing Act and other civil rights laws to ensure descendant communities have meaningful legal recourse when burial grounds are threatened.

Reparations For Slavery: A Legitimate Struggle

When one person hurts another, common sense dictates that the person should apologize and, preferably, make amends for the harm they may have caused. Apologize, make amends, and ensure it won’t happen again. These seem like basic rules of coexistence. Coexistence among people, but also among sectors of a society and among entire nations. History shows us that coexistence is not the norm. Colonialism and exploitation have been present, but the perpetrators of these crimes rarely acknowledge them. The colonization of what is now called the Americas (beginning in 1492) is an example.

Black Portlanders Were Displaced; New Project To Aid Their Return

In an era when the Fair Housing Act is under attack across the country, a nonprofit in Portland, Oregon, has broken ground on a mixed-use development project that will house hundreds of Black Portlanders who were previously displaced by the city’s use of eminent domain. The $163 million project, on a 2.99-acre site at the intersection of North Russell Street and North Williams Avenue, will eventually be home to former residents and their descendants of Albina. The community in the North and Northeast sections of the city was once home to nearly 80% of Portland’s Black population.
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