The Time is Now: Two Years Later

By: Abi X It has been almost two years since the Uprising for Racial Justice irrevocably changed our lives. Since then, in Washington DC, an ecosystem of mutual aid collectives, political education groups, radical community-building organizations, and non-profits has grown and become more interconnected. Many who marched in 2020 or organize now might not have

The Parallels Between Two Occupied Nations: Ukraine and Palestine

By Miriam Over the last few weeks, news channels and feeds have been flooded with news coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. It is undeniable the damage caused by the Russian army has been brutal and destructive, displacing over 1.5 million Ukrainians from their homes. The reaction to Ukrainian refugees has been welcoming in

DC Elders Organize Tenants’ Association and Fight for Their Rights

The senior residents made complaints of poor conditions they observed in the building and alleged housing code violations. Several residents pointed out sightings of mice, leaking in apartments and shoddy, slow maintenance.

Are We Really Revolutionary? Accountability, Transformation, and the Differences We May Not Be Ready For

By: Abi X This piece is the second in an ongoing dialectical discussing the successes and failures of accountability processes in social justice/Black liberation spaces in DC. Each piece is written by contributors to The Washington Revolutionary and represents the personal views of the writer, not the perspective of the Wash Rev itself. We hope

Building Solidarity as a Form of Resistance to Fight HIV/AIDS

By: Miriam Today marks the 23rd anniversary of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day; this day raises consciousness about the virus’ prevention, care, and treatment in communities of color1. After almost 41 years since the first reported cases of HIV/AIDS in the U.S.2, the silent epidemic still looms in the background as it remains dominated by

Queering Accountability; On the Limits and Possibilities of Abolition

By: Spoons This piece is the first in a two-part dialectical discussing the successes and failures of accountability processes in social justice/Black liberation spaces in DC. Each piece is written by contributors to The Washington Revolutionary and represents the personal views of the writer, not the perspective of The Wash Rev itself. We hope this

By our Community, For our Community: DC’s Essential Weekly Jail Support Program

By: Lex January 6th, 2021 was a day that many in the grassroots, mutual aid, and activist community in DC approached with caution. That anxiety was quickly validated by the white supremacist chaos which broke out that afternoon. As the cliché goes, the day that is now known as J6 in our community will live

Propaganda or Copaganda? What Copaganda Is and How to Identify It

By: Lex, Co-Editor of The Washington Revolutionary On October 13th. 2021, news swept social media of a rape that took place on a Philadelphia SEPTA train car while dozens stood by and did nothing, some even filming. The chief of police, Timothy Bernhardt condemned the bystanders and the story became just one of many circulating

Headlines: Issue 14, December 3rd, 2021

Headlines Three white men charged in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery were convicted on Wed. Nov. 24th and each face minimum sentences of life in prison. In Brunswick, GA on Feb. 23rd, 2020, Travis McMichael, his father, Gregory McMichael, and their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan, pursued Ahmaud who was jogging in his college sweater through

While U.S. Interventionism Continues in Cuba, DC Anti-Imperialist Activists Stand in Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution

By: Ben Gutaman, from Friends of Latin America On November 13th, a small group of activists led by the D.C. Metro Coalition in Solidarity with the Cuban Revolution gathered in front of the Cuban Embassy on 16th street NW to reaffirm a core revolutionary anti-imperialist demand: an end to the murderous blockade and continuous U.S.