THE BLACK LEFT
We are a left-wing, pro-Black, and Pan-African community dedicated to the liberation of Black people through education, political engagement, and agitation. As socialists, we recognize that Black liberation cannot be achieved without the dismantling of colonialism, capitalism, and imperialism.
“The job of the conscious is to make the unconscious conscious.”
—Kwame Ture
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To Breathe is To Resist: The Black Left Celebrates Pride 2026
This June, I decided to spend the month researching figures from Black queer history, with a particular focus on trans and gender-nonconforming people. I had assumed I already possessed a decent grasp of this history, but that belief was quickly unsettled. I learned so much and yet still only scratched the surface, particularly because much…